LOS ANGELES — The Lakers’ roster went from short-handed to depleted within a day.

Barely 24 hours removed from picking up a road win against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night without five players, including stars Luka Doncic and LeBron James, the Lakers’ task somehow became more challenging on Monday night: match up against a stingy Portland Trail Blazers team without all but one of their main ball handlers.

With veteran guards Marcus Smart and Gabe Vincent added to the injury report , the Lakers were left with fifth-year guard Austin Reaves as the lone ball-handler signed to the main roster available on Monday.

And even though Reaves, who was fresh off scoring a career-high 51 points against the Kings , has shown multiple times he can lead the Lakers in these types of situations

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