Lakers' Dorian Finney-Smith: Will start Friday vs. Clips

Finney-Smith will start for the Lakers against the Clippers on Friday, Daniel Starkand of LakersNation.com reports.

Finney-Smith has come off the bench in the Lakers' last three games, but he will return to the starting lineup Friday due to the absence of Rui Hachimura (knee). Finney-Smith has averaged 6.5 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.0 steals over 26.1 minutes per game with the Lakers this season.