James has been suffering from a sprain in his left ankle since Sunday and Davis has not played since February 16, when he suffered a sprain in his right middle leg. Los Angeles, which holds the lead in the middle of the game against the No. 11 San Antonio Spurs for the final place in the play-in tournament of the Western District, will enter the crucial match of the Mavs without its stars. 2 About “We had identified just before that Pelicans game [Sunday] “These are our playoff games,” said Vogel. these last few races. “And you start talking about what the mentality is. The intensity is one tier higher. The focus must be one tier higher. Every possession matters. There are no techniques. No delay in games. You have to get every loose ball. You have to. “Run every cover that is controlled. All these things that happen in games in a playoff series, we talk about these things with our kids on the team.” Vogel said both players will be re-evaluated on Thursday to determine if they can play against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. The Lakers will play their 32nd different starting lineup of the season against Dallas, with Austin Reaves, Stanley Johnson, Dwight Howard, Malik Monk and Russell Westbrook in the top five.
