Lakers G Marcus Smart (back) hopes to play vs. Spurs

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Marcus Smart returned to practice Tuesday and intends to play in Wednesday's NBA Cup quarterfinal matchup against the visiting San Antonio Spurs.

Smart has missed the past six games with a lumbar strain in his back.

'Back's feeling good,' Smart told reporters. 'Felt good in practice today. So we did some tests, passed the tests. We're goin