Overview
- The Lakers upgraded Austin Reaves from questionable with left hip soreness to available for Saturday’s game in Orlando.
- Maxi Kleber remains out due to a back issue, per the team’s latest injury report.
- Orlando is without Franz Wagner, Anthony Black and Jonathan Isaac, while Wendell Carter Jr. is active and starting.
- Announced starters: Lakers — Luka Doncic, Marcus Smart, Austin Reaves, LeBron James, Deandre Ayton; Magic — Jalen Suggs, Desmond Bane, Tristan da Silva, Paolo Banchero, Wendell Carter Jr.
- Los Angeles enters 45-25 on an eight-game winning streak highlighted by Doncic’s 60-point outing in Miami; tipoff is 7:00 p.m. ET at the Kia Center on NBA TV and Spectrum SportsNet.