The Los Angeles Lakers will have the opportunity to complete a sweep of the Houston Rockets after taking a 3-0 lead in the NBA playoff first-round series.The Lakers have found success in the postseason without Luka Doncic, who has missed time due to a hamstring injury.He suffered the injury on April 2 in a blowout loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. He has not played in a game since.Doncic led the NBA in points per game with 33.5 this season. He was also third with 8.3 assists per game.
The Lakers have not swept a playoff series since beating the Utah Jazz 4-0 in the 2009-10 Western Conference semifinals.Will Luka Doncic play Game 4 for Lakers?Doncic was ruled out for Game 4 on Sunday, April 24, by the Lakers. He was with the team in Houston on Friday.When do Lakers play next?The Lakers will play the Houston Rockets on Sunday, April 26 at 6:30 p.m. PT (9:30 p.m.
ET). The game will be streamed on Peacock.This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Lakers star Luka Doncic ruled out for Game 4 vs. Rockets