Los Angeles Laker Jeremy Lin,17, drives for a basket during the fourth quarter agains the Celtics. (Photo by Stephen Carr/Daily Breeze)

The Lakers could not field a full practice on Wednesday for one factor that can never escape them. Surprise, surprise. The Lakers experienced another flush of injuries.

Lakers guard Jeremy Lin (thigh contusion) and Lakers forward Wesley Johnson (calf) both missed Wednesday’s practice because of injuries they suffered in the team’s win over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday at Staples Center. With Nick Young out with a swollen left knee, that left the Lakers with 10 players.

Still, the Lakers (17-46) expect both Lin and Johnson will play in Thursday’s game against the New York Knicks (12-51) at Staples Center.

That left Jabari Brown without experiencing his first full practice after the Lakers signed him to a 10-day contract. But Scott still plans to play Brown.

“We went over some things offensively with him and he had a pretty good grasp on what we’re doing,” Scott said. “So it doesn’t change at all.”

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