On February 18, Beijing time, the Lakers defeated the Jazz in the last game, ending the decline of 3 consecutive losses, but they also have a great loss, that is, Davis left the court injured in the second quarter, and his injury is also the lakers are most worried. In yesterday's X-ray, It was shown that Davis did not have structural injuries, but the specific injuries had to wait until the MRI.
Just recently, the Lakers officially released the MRI report, suffered a midfoot sprain, which will be re-evaluated in four weeks. This is a bit of a blow to the Lakers, Davis has not been back for a long time, unexpectedly injured again, and will be absent for a while, which also makes it more difficult for them to hit sixth in the West.
In the second quarter of the last game, Davis stepped on Gobert's heel when he landed on the ground, causing his right ankle to fall 90 degrees, and then fell to the ground in pain and was helped back to the locker room by his opponent. In the X-ray examination, there was no structural damage, which is also a blessing in misfortune. I thought he only needed to rest for 2 weeks, but he did not expect the MRI report, which showed that the midfoot sprain, would be reviewed again after 4 weeks, that is, at least 1 month of absence.
Without Davis, that put the Lakers in trouble again, and the next game James is likely to continue to appear in the No. 5 position because Vogel is committed to the small lineup. Davis has been playing with stops and stops this season, but his performance is still very good, averaging 23.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.3 blocks per game, still very comprehensive, without him, other players need to stand up and make up for this gap.
The Lakers currently have a record of 27 wins and 31 losses, six wins behind the sixth-place Nuggets, and it is still a bit difficult to catch up without Davis. It seems that the Lakers are very likely to appear in the playoffs again this season, and it depends on when Davis returns.