The Los Angeles Lakers, after losing the NBA Cup, aim to climb the Western Conference standings. LeBron James' participation is uncertain due to his left foot injury. The Lakers play the Sacramento Kings in a back-to-back series.
Having formally been dethroned as NBA Cup champions, the Los Angeles Lakers set their sights on a bigger banner when they return from a short break to visit the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.The question is: Will LeBron James be joining them?Like most NBA teams, the Lakers were given Monday through Wednesday off this week so that the basketball world could focus on the NBA Cup final between the Milwaukee Bucks and Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Bucks added their name to the Lakers' as Cup winners by beating the Thunder on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.James returned from a two-game absence to contribute 18 points, eight assists and eight rebounds in 34 minutes to the Lakers' 116-110 home win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday.Less than two weeks from his 40th birthday, James indicated after the game that taking eight days off had helped his ailing left foot.Lakers coach JJ Redick noted that whenever James plays moving forward, it will be in shorter stints. The future Hall of Famer was listed as questionable for Friday.'Not necessarily less minutes,' Redick said, 'but shorter runs so that he's not getting gassed, and then quicker segments on the bench and then he's back in.'If he's feeling well and feeling good, then he should play. But we obviously want to manage that as best we can.'James put up a triple-double when the Lakers last saw the Kings in Los Angeles in October. After the Thursday contest, the clubs will meet again on Saturday in Sacramento to complete an NBA-style doubleheader.The Lakers and Kings enter the post-NBA Cup portion of the schedule locked in a seven-team battle for sixth place in the Western Conference and the four play-in spots. The seven teams are separated by two games.Despite losing eight times in their past 12 games, the Lakers hold the last play-in position. The Kings, who have lost eight of 13, are two games behind Los Angeles (and three other teams)
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