Luka Dončić misses Lakers' game vs. Pistons with back tightness

Luka Dončić is averaging 45.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 7.8 assists in his last four games

DETROIT (AP)

— Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić missed Sunday’s

121-116 win

over the Detroit Pistons with lower-back tightness.

Dončić is averaging 45.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 7.8 assists in his last four games, including a 53-point game in Friday’s 124-118 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Lakers play again Monday night in Atlanta against the Hawks.

The 27-year-old missed a 103-87 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Oct. 28 but has played in the other nine games in the Lakers’ 8-2 start.

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