Lakers reveal injury report for Thursday’s game versus Mavericks

After winning eight of 11 games, the Los Angeles Lakers have dropped back-to-back contests to the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs to start this week. They’re still in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 32-21 record, but they’re only half a game ahead of the seventh-place Phoenix Suns.

In Tuesday’s 136-108 loss to the Spurs, the Lakers were without Luka Dončić, LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart. Doncic will miss his fourth straight game due to a hamstring strain when the Lakers host the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, while Ayton is listed as questionable with right knee soreness. Everyone else is expected to be available.