Absent against Detroit
Luka Doncic missed the Lakers’ November 8 game in Detroit with lower-back tightness, according to the Associated Press report carried by NBA.com. Los Angeles nevertheless won 121-116. The report did not confirm whether he would return in the next game.
Doncic had averaged 45.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 7.8 assists over his previous four appearances, including 53 against Portland on Friday. Lower-back tightness has now interrupted that run of appearances.
Atlanta follows on consecutive nights
The Lakers next visit the Hawks on Monday local time, making it games on successive days. Doncic’s availability for that game has not been confirmed.
Doncic previously missed the October 28 win over the Clippers, 103-87, but played in the other nine games during the team’s 8-2 start. He was averaging 40.1 points as the Lakers temporarily lost their main offensive initiator again.
