After two consecutive defeats, the Los Angeles Lakers try to recover in a duel against the Atlanta Hawks at the Crypto.com Arena, this Monday (18). The California team fell to tenth place in the West with a defeat to the Golden State Warriors and moved further away from the playoff classification zone. Meanwhile, the Hawks take the court for the second match of a back-to-back in the city after beating the Los Angeles Clippers this Sunday (17).
The game takes place from 11pm (Brasília time) and will be broadcast in Brazil via NBA Brazil YouTube channel. The teams are in the second and final meeting scheduled for the regular season with Atlanta fighting to sweep its opponent after a 138-122 victory in the first meeting.
Anthony Davis, who left the court during the Lakers’ last game with an eye injury, is doubtful for tonight’s match, but the franchise is optimistic about the athlete’s possibility of playing in the match. In addition to LeBron James, who also has an uncertain participation, Los Angeles still has Cam Reddish, Jarred Vanderbilt, Gabe Vincent and Christian Wood on the injured list. On Atlanta’s side, which is tenth in the East, Bogdan Bogdanovic is doubtful and Trae Young remains among the absences, as well as Onyeka Okongwu and Kobe Bufkin.
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This year, broadcasters such as TNT Sports and SporTV will not broadcast the best basketball in the world, making the season exclusive to ESPN channels for closed TV, in addition to Star+ and Amazon Prime Video in streaming. Matches will be broadcast every Monday, for free, live and in Portuguese on the NBA Brazil YouTube channel. In addition, TV Band must broadcast the NBA finals on open TV.
There is, of course, the option of following the entire season through the league’s official pay per view, NBA League Pass.
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