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Trail Blazers Breeze Past Shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers: Rapid Reaction
Austin Reaves scored 41 points despite Lakers missing seven key players, but turnovers and Portland's physical play led to a 122-108 loss, Lakers coach JJ Redick said.
- On Monday night, the Los Angeles Lakers lost 122-108 to the Portland Trail Blazers at Crypto.com Arena, with Austin Reaves scoring 41 points one night after his 51-point game.
- Injuries left the Lakers short on ballhandlers and star power, with Marcus Smart and Gabe Vincent added to the injury report, leaving Austin Reaves as the lone main-roster ball-handler on Monday.
- Reaves produced efficient scoring, shooting 13-of-22 with 12 for 14 at the free-throw line, and contributed five assists and four rebounds, despite 25 turnovers that led to 28 points for Portland.
- The Lakers are 2-2 and they hung around early before trailing 57-51 at halftime, with bench players Jarred Vanderbilt scoring a season-high 14 and Dalton Knecht providing 13 of 15 bench points.
- Portland got strong performances from Deni Avdija with 25 points, four assists, four rebounds and three blocked shots, and Jrue Holiday with 24 points, six assists, five rebounds and two blocked shots.
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The guests were able to take advantage of the ever-growing list of injured players, which already has seven names.
The Los Angeles Lakers, who are still without Luka Dončić due to injury, suffered another defeat. They were defeated 122:108 by the Portland Trail Blazers on their home court in Los Angeles.
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Depleted Lakers fall to Blazers despite Austin Reaves’ 41 points
Reaves follows his career-high 51 on Sunday with another big night, but the rest of the roster struggles to generate enough offense around him in a 122-108 defeat.
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Deni Avdija scored 17 of his 25 points in the first half and Jrue Holiday notched 17 of his 24 in the second half as the Portland Trail Blazers recorded a 122-108 victory over the host Los Angeles Lakers on…
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