Austin Reaves got a firsthand look at Los Angeles Lakers teammate Luka Doncic's injury on the bench during Monday's game.

The injury-plagued Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Portland Trail Blazers, 122–108, at home Monday despite a standout performance from Austin Reaves.

AUSTIN REAVES TONIGHT: 51 POINTS 11 REBOUNDS 9 ASSISTS 12/22 FG 6/10 3PT 21/22 FT He then backed that up with 41 on Monday in a loss to the Blazers. Do the math, and that's 92 points in about 30 hours for Reaves, who is making quite the bid for a max ...

The Los Angeles Lakers needed someone to supply the offense against the Sacramento Kings and Austin Reaves was willing to take on the challenge.

While Austin Reaves is playing the best basketball of his career for the Los Angeles Lakers, his production creates a big issue for the team.

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