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Jokic, who sat courtside with his wrist in a brace, appeared to be hurt the night before in a home loss to Philadelphia. Coach Michael Malone said he didn’t believe the injury would sideline Jokic for long, but had no timetable for his return. “I don’t think it’s going to be a long-term thing at all, but at the same time, I don’t want to put him out there if he can only play with one hand,” Malone said. “Unfair to ask him to do that. When he’s ready to play, he’ll play. That could be against Phoenix, that could be in a week. Читать дальше...

The defeat dropped L.A. — one of the oddsmakers’ favorites to win the championship — to 8-9 with more than a fifth of the season in the books. “It’s never, ‘We got 65 games left,'” James said when asked if he can take the long view considering the Lakers’ early injuries and how much of the 82-game regular-season slate remains. “We damn sure need to play better, no matter who is in the lineup. We have our system and we need to obviously fast-track it and get better with it so we can play, no matter who is out on the floor... Читать дальше...

The Toronto Raptors (8-9) play against the Sacramento Kings (10-10) at Golden 1 Center

The Dallas Mavericks (9-6) play against the Phoenix Suns (3-3) at Footprint Center

Shams Charania: Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery on left meniscus tear, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium .
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania

The Chicago Bulls (11-5) play against the Denver Nuggets (7-7) at Ball Arena

The Los Angeles Clippers (9-7) play against the New Orleans Pelicans (14-14) at Smoothie King Center

The Oklahoma City Thunder (6-9) play against the Milwaukee Bucks (8-8) at Fiserv Forum

Shams Charania: Sources: LeBron James (abdominal strain) will return to Lakers lineup tonight vs. Boston.
Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania

The Orlando Magic (4-12) play against the Brooklyn Nets (5-5) at Barclays Center