Lebron James' Triple-double Leads Lakers Past Mavericks - Beritaja

The Lakers person reached the portion of the NBA play successful which they get a week disconnected because of the All-Star break that starts Friday. It’ll springiness the Lakers clip to remainder and, possibly about importantly, to get healthy.

Luka Doncic is astatine the halfway of what they do, but he missed his 4th consecutive crippled pinch near limb soreness, leaving the Lakers shorthanded yet again, a position they person recovered themselves successful for about of the season.

So earlier LeBron James led the Lakers pinch a triple-double of 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds successful a 124-104 win complete the Dallas Mavericks connected Thursday night, Lakers coach JJ Redick was asked about Doncic’s position for the All-Star crippled Sunday astatine Intuit Dome successful Inglewood.

“It’s supra my salary grade,” Redick said.

Doncic was the starring vote-getter for the All-Star Game.

So, Redick was asked again if Doncic would play successful the crippled if he gets cleared.

“It’s supra my salary grade,” Redick responded again.

Doncic, who leads the NBA successful scoring (32.8) and is 3rd successful assists (8.6), went done his pregame regular earlier the Lakers played the Mavericks astatine Crypto.com Arena.

Austin Reaves drives to the handbasket betwixt Dallas’ Max Christie and Daniel Gafford successful the first half.

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Redick said Doncic is doing “really good.”

“He’s progressed really good,” Redick said. “I deliberation portion of him wanted to push to get backmost anterior to the break. But we’ve gotta beryllium cautious pinch soft-tissue injuries. Obviously, we were very cautious pinch Austin [Reaves]. I mean, you conscionable saw what happened pinch [Oklahoma City’s] Jalen Williams [reoccuring correct hamstring injury] coming back. We each consciousness very comfortable pinch the determination to clasp him retired and should beryllium bully to spell station All-Star.”

After missing Tuesday night’s crippled against the Spurs, the Lakers sewage James (left ft arthritis), Reaves (left calf wounded management) and Marcus Smart (right ankle soreness) back.

But halfway Deandre Ayton missed his 2nd consecutive crippled pinch correct knee soreness. Redick said Ayton sewage an MRI that revealed his injury.

“He’ll get due attraction complete break and past he’ll beryllium backmost arsenic well,” Redick said.

The Lakers didn’t miss Ayton, building a 22-point lead and having 5 players people successful double figures.

Rui Hachimura had 21 points connected nine-for-13 shooting and Reaves had 18 points and six assists.

The Lakers are 33-21 and successful 5th spot successful the super-tough Western Conference.

They person 28 games near successful the regular play aft an injury-marred first portion of the play that tested the Lakers connected galore levels.

“I deliberation the quality of this is there’s ever going to beryllium opportunities to respond to mediocre games, to failure,” Redick said. “There’s opportunities to respond to bully stretches and not get complacent. I deliberation the group has responded to each of the challenges the play has presented successful a really bully way.”