Full force return: Lakers regain most of the team for Saturday's game against Houston

The Los Angeles Lakers have been night and day this season, with some solid performances to then having other games losses by blownouts, but one of the most constants for the team is that they haven't been complete with major absences due to injuries.

Some games coach Darvin Ham has had to manage within a 7 or 8 man rotation, the most recent game was the most critical one, as the team had 9 of their 14 roster players available, including two rookies, which left only seven players of the main rotation functional.

But help may be on the way, as Rui Hachimura, Jarred Vanderbilt, Cam Reddish and Jaxson Hayes, four of their key complementary players who were out on Thursday, could return on Saturday against the Houston Rockets.

All of those injuries have thrown things into some confusion for Los Angeles. They have prevented it from sticking to consistent rotations, and they have also prevented the team from building chemistry and continuity.

Rui Hachimura & Jarred Vanderbilt have been severely missed

Hachimura has been out for several days with a nasal fracture, while Hayes suffered a left elbow ailment on Wednesday against the Detroit Pistons and didn’t play on Thursday. Vanderbilt hasn’t played since preseason because of heel bursitis, and although he was seen working out lately, the team has been taking things slowly with him.