Thu 1/17/13 9:54 AM

Steve Blake (abdomen, groin) said that he had a "breakthrough" at Wednesday's practice. "it gave me a little confidence to say, 'Maybe I can do it,'" Blake said after practice. We'll see how Blake feels on Thursday in order to gauge a timetable, but the Lakers are not putting a target date on his return. Chris Duhon will continue to back up Steve Nash while Blake is out.