UPDATE 7:23 pm ET: Rajon Rondo (back) is available off the bench, and it sounds like he’ll play. He will likely bump Dion Waiters out of the rotation while Alex Caruso could still be OK. The Lakers will start Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Danny Green LeBron James, Anthony Davis and JaVale McGee.
UPDATE 6:00 pm ET: Kelly Olynyk (knee) is out and Andre Iguodala (ankle) is available. With Olynyk out, Meyers Leonard will probably get some spot minutes behind Bam, and there could be some Jae Crowder at the five. Iguodala would be a risky play while Crowder, Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson should see solid minutes.
It’s another day with light news on the injury front. The Lakers have their usual probable tags for Anthony Davis and LeBron James, and they upgraded Rajon Rondo to probable as well, and the Rockets are all set after their seven-game series.
The big news of the day will be Andre Iguodala (ankle). Iggy sprained his ankle when Kyle Korver entered his landing space to get a costly flagrant foul on a three, and Iggy did not return — he did return to the bench, for what it’s worth. Coach Erik Spoelstra didn’t have an update on Iggy, but you’d think he has a tough time suiting up today with only one day off, his bad limp on Wednesday and with him almost being 37. If he can’t go, Derrick Jones Jr. will likely enter the rotation, and DJJ was really good in his second-half minutes in Game 2. Iggy not playing also gives a little more upside to Duncan Robinson, Jae Crowder and maybe Kelly Olynyk.
Speaking of Olynyk, he’s also questionable with a knee issue. The Heat have been pretty liberal with their Q tag usage, so Olynyk should be good to go. He saw five minutes of overlap with Bam Adebayo in Game 2, and he’d be a low-key winner from Iggy sitting. If KO doesn’t go, that’ll likely mean more Jae at the five, and it could get Meyers Leonard in the rotation.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat, 6:30 pm ET
The Bucks have nobody on their injury report. Eric Bledsoe got up to 31 minutes in Game 2, so he should have a shot at 34 today.
As mentioned above, Andre Iguodala (ankle) and Kelly Olynyk (knee) are questionable. Gabe Vincent (shoulder) is questionable and Chris Silva is out.
Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 9:00 pm ET
The Rockets have a clean injury report.
LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Rajon Rondo are all probable. LeBron and AD are good to go.
