Jan 02, 2009 10:09 AM EST

Phoenix guard Steve Nash expects to play against Los Angeles on Friday night despite back spasms.

Nash missed Tuesday's win at Memphis because of spasms that pulled him from Monday's win at Oklahoma City, but he practiced Thursday without any issues.

"I felt pretty good," Nash said. "Hopefully, if I wake up feeling good (Friday), I'll be ready to go. If the game were today, I probably could've played. Today, I woke up fine."

Via Arizona Republic