Lakers’ Jeremy Lin says he will feel “100 percent” by Saturday

The Los Angeles Lakers introduce newest player Jeremy Lin to the gathered media at the Toyota Sports Center training facility in El Segundo, Calif., on Thursday, July 24, 2014. (Photo by Brad Graverson/The Daily Breeze)

The Los Angeles Lakers introduce newest player Jeremy Lin to the gathered media at the Toyota Sports Center training facility in El Segundo, Calif., on Thursday, July 24, 2014. (Photo by Brad Graverson/The Daily Breeze)

Lakers guard Jeremy Lin slowly walked off the court, showing deliberate movement with each step he took.

He just completed a set of stationary shooting exercises in Friday’s practice a day after laboring through back spasms in the Lakers’ loss on Thursday to the Utah Jazz at Staples Center.

“I’m not moving fast, but I don’t need to,” Lin said. “I’ll be 100 percent tomorrow for sure.”

Then, Lin plans to complete a full practice before playing when the Lakers (17-50) host the Philadelphia 76ers (16-52) on Sunday at Staples Center.

“I knew it was going to feel like this,” said Lin, whose back spasms stemmed from running into one of the Lakers’ frontcourt players on a screen in Wednesday’s practice. “This wasn’t bad. Yesterday was a bad day. Once we fixed the problem yesterday, it was a matter of calming it down. I was a little off.”

Lin posted only two points on 1-of-8 shooting and two turnovers against Utah. But he offset his shooting struggles with four assists and three steals.

“It’s just about finishing strong,” said Lin, who will become an unrestricted free agent. “I love playing the game of basketball. During the offseason, I miss it a lot. So I want to cherish these last 15 [games].”

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