Lakers vs Bucks

The Los Angeles Lakers play the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday, and if you're wondering how you can watch the action live, you've come to the right place.

LOS ANGELES -- LeBron James missed the Lakers' game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night because of left ankle soreness.

6 seed in the Western Conference. held James out for rest, he remained on the active roster for the night. [D'Angelo Russell](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3136776/d'angelo-russell), [Malik Beasley](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3907822/malik-beasley), [Jarred Vanderbilt](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4278077/jarred-vanderbilt), [Mo Bamba](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4277919/mo-bamba) and [Davon Reed](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3059262/davon-reed) -- to report to the team. With a flurry of moves leading up to Thursday's trade deadline, the Lakers will have only nine available players outside of James. [LA Clippers](/nba/team/_/name/lac/la-clippers) for the No. [LeBron James](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/1966/lebron-james) missed the Lakers' game against the [Milwaukee Bucks](/nba/team/_/name/mil/milwaukee-bucks) on Thursday night because of left ankle soreness.

With only nine players available after a busy NBA trade deadline day, the Lakers were no match for the Bucks.

Dennis Schröder hit a three to tie the game at 94 and then Grayson Allen responded back with a three of his own. Milwaukee went on a 25-10 run to close out the third and an eight-point advantage turned into a seven-point deficit. The only thing to learn from today’s game is that the NBA shouldn’t schedule games seven hours after the trade deadline. And with Austin Reaves back, he was cooking Giannis off the dribble (or at least he did once). Their perimeter defense improved significantly compared to the last two games, allowing Milwaukee to only shoot 17.9% from three. They even called up Cole Swider from the South Bay Lakers for help, which is surprising since he had a game earlier this afternoon against the Ontario Clippers.

The Lakers' star will not play against the Milwaukee Bucks, but will be honored in a pregame ceremony for his recent scoring feat.

James, however, will be in attendance at the game and will be feted for passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the league’s No. The team will hold a pregame ceremony for James at approximately 9:40 p.m. Fresh off becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James will not be in the lineup for his next game.

The Lakers (25-30) will try to bounce back from consecutive losses when the Bucks (37-17) visit Los Angeles for the only time the season. The game ...

Bamba, the 6th pick in the 2018 draft out of Texas, has spent his entire career with the Magic before coming to the Lakers. When combined with his always high-level defense, Holiday is providing the type of two-way play next to Giannis that every superstar would love to have. In the trade, the Lakers sent Thomas Bryant to the Nuggets while Patrick Beverley and cash considerations went to the Magic. Beasley and Vanderbilt join the Lakers after spending a half-season in Utah, but had previously played with Russell on the Timberwolves before heading to the Jazz as part of the Rudy Gobert trade this past offseason. LeBron has often been viewed through the lens of his unselfish approach to the game and shot creation ability for others, making it fitting that over the course of a week he not only passed Kareem in career points, but leapt into 4th in the all-time career assists list as well. In a second deal, the Lakers also traded for center Mo Bamba from the Orlando Magic, forward Davon Reed from the Denver Nuggets and two second-round picks from the L.A.

SportsLine's computer model simulated Milwaukee Bucks vs. Los Angeles Lakers 10000 times and revealed its NBA picks today.

[Rui Hachimura](/nba/players/2268082/rui-hachimura/) has provided a much-needed boost to the Lakers' frontcourt since being acquired in a trade from the [Wizards](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/WAS/washington-wizards/) three weeks ago. Lakers](https://www.sportsline.com/nba/game-forecast/NBA_20230209_MIL@LAL/) and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. SportsLine's model is leaning Under on the point total, projecting the teams to combine for 232 points. [NBA picks](https://www.sportsline.com/nba/picks/) over the past four-plus seasons. Lopez forces the defenses to account for him on the perimeter to pair with his solid low-post game. [You can head to SportsLine to see the model's picks](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/bucks-vs-lakers-prediction-odds-line-start-time-advanced-computer-model-releases-nba-picks-for-thursday-feb-9/#ttag=02092023_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_LakersBucksFeb9). [Bobby Portis](/nba/players/2103804/bobby-portis/) (knee) and [Joe Ingles](/nba/players/2155449/joe-ingles/) (knee) are out for the Bucks. [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAL/los-angeles-lakers/) (25-30) are hosting the [Milwaukee Bucks](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/MIL/milwaukee-bucks/) (37-17) in a battle on Thursday evening. The three-time All-Star has shown the ability to excel in the mid-range area and logs 12.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game. Caesars Sportsbook lists the Bucks as an 8.5-point favorite in the latest Bucks vs. Davis has a combination of length, quickness, and instincts that allows him to play defense at a high level. [LeBron James](/nba/players/400553/lebron-james/) (ankle) will also sit this one out after becoming the [NBA](/nba/)'s all-time leading scorer on Tuesday.