DETROIT — The Lakers will be without one of their starters and a key bench player during Monday’s road game against the Pistons.
Starting guard Marcus Smart (right ankle soreness) and Rui Hachimura (right calf soreness) were downgraded to unavailable against the Pistons after entering the game as questionable.
Magic big man Goga Bitadze fell on Marcus Smart’s right foot after Smart drew a shooting foul on a layup attempt late in the first half of the Lakers’ Saturday win in Orlando.
Hachimura was seen on the bench with his right half wrapped up to start the second half of the game against the Magic. He played five minutes in the third quarter on Saturday but wasn’t seen on the bench to close out the game.
Reserve big man Maxi Kleber (lumbar back strain) is available for the first time since March 8.
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