Quentin Grimes To Miss Second Straight Game

The Los Angeles Lakers announced that Quentin Grimes has been ruled out for Wednesday night’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks with a right finger sprain.

The Lakers got a short-handed win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, despite it being the second night of a back-to-back. Austin Reaves missed the game due to an illness and Grimes was also ruled out due to the finger injury suffered in their previous win over the Detroit Pistons. It was the first missed game for Grimes this season and now he will miss his second in a row.

One of L.A.’s biggest offseason acquisitions, Grimes is still getting comfortable in his role. He is averaging just 8.0 points per game on 43.1% from the field and 24.2% from deep while playing 26.1 minutes per contest. It doesn’t appear to be a serious injury for Grimes, so he should be back soon.

The Lakers — in an ideal world — want Grimes in the lineup, working to get his rhythm in the Lakers system. However, with or without Grimes, the purple and gold have been rolling, and look to continue to do so against the lowly Bucks.

L.A. has won six consecutive games, which represents the third-longest active streak in the NBA behind the San Antonio Spurs (9) and the Golden State Warriors (8). They also have the league’s best record at 10-2 and are the only team in the league with 10 wins prior to games beginning on Wednesday.

Grimes has struggled, but L.A.’s star duo and other offseason acquisitions have made huge impacts. Luka Doncic is playing at an MVP level, averaging 39.3 points per game. Reaves has worked through some turnover issues, but has been a highly efficient second option. Walker Kessler, Ziaire Williams, Collin Sexton, Matisse Thybulle and Jake LaRavia have all had moments to shine during the win streak, as well.

Luka Doncic praised Lakers teammates for stepping up in back-to-back

Doncic and Reaves each excelled when the other one sat a game in the Lakers’ recent back-to-back. However, Doncic wanted the credit deflected off of them and on to the rest of the roster for their efforts in those games.

“It’s not just about us,” Doncic said on Spectrum SportNet of himself and Reaves. “I think the whole team, the way they responded yesterday and today was impressive today. That helps both of us. So everybody should be praised for these back-to-back games.”