Austin Reaves was coming off a 51-point outing in an impressive 127-120 win for the Los Angeles Lakers over the Sacramento Kings. But he and the Lakers did not have much time to celebrate that incredible, career-best outing. The Lakers had to lock in less than 24 hours later, as they had to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.

That game against the Blazers did go as swimmingly for the Lakers; they ended up suffering a 122-108 defeat, as their shorthanded roster could not keep up with a much more youthful and deeper Blazers squad. This LA team, as one should remember, was without Luka Doncic and LeBron James. They were also without Gabe Vincent , who's set to miss two to four weeks with an ankle injury. Just to make matters worse, Marcus Smart and Jaxson Hayes were also ou

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