Lakers Go Face Mavs Again, But No Luka Doncic

As the ball dey roll for Crypto.com Arena tonight, e go be serious game wey everybody dey look forward to. Lakers and Mavericks don gather. But wetin we go talk about? Luka Doncic no go play o, because hamstring don hold am down for four games straight!

Lakers dey try recover from small wahala wey don set them back, dem don lose two games back-to-back after dem enjoy three wins. Mavs, on the other hand, dey waka enter this one with eight losses for their last outings and now dem don lose their No. 1 pick, Cooper Flagg, wey don carry injury go chill for sideline till after All-Star break.

Doncic wey collect All-Star nomination for the sixth time, dey think say him go fit make am for Sunday. E don dey gather over 3 million votes na. As e dey, Lakers don gree say dem still dey miss am, since dem don gree 5-6 for games wey him no play. Mavs dey feel the hotness as dem dey try to survive, but e no dey easy.

Tipoff go happen for 10 p.m. ET and as e be now, Lakers dey see 6.5 points ahead for this match. As dem waka enter this game, e get plus and minus wey suppose make sense to punters wey wan try their luck. Mavs don dey look for better players like Tyus Jones and Brandon Williams to step up as them dey carry the ball go. Meanwhile, dem don invite some new guys to drop points like Max Christie and PJ Washington.

While Lakers dey set una mind on LeBron and Austin back for this game, dem still dey workatch plus the entire crew. Dem need to step up if dem wan carry the Larry O’Brien Trophy home this season. LeBron and Co. must show say dem dey ready for battle, even though injury no go let them catch plenty break.

Lakers dey try hold their position for the playoffs, while Mavs dey try avoid dem wahala wey fit land dem for lower ranks. E don clear say Mavs get better chance if dem fit manage their game well, but dem just dey under small pressure. Who wan win this battle? Na only the game fit show am, but fans dey expect big things. Make we gather and see as e go be!