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Austin Reaves Scores 41, Lakers Put Up a Good Fight, but Lose to Portland 122-108
The Lakers were a step beyond shorthanded Monday, playing without Luka Dončić, LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Jaxson Hayes, Gabe Vincent (who is expected to miss 2-4 weeks with damage to his ankle) and Maxi Kleber. This on the second night of a back to back. So they were very, very short of ball handlers, very short of scoring, and were up against one of the more athletic and aggressive teams in the league.
It wasn't pretty, but you can't fault the effort. Lakers still lose, though, 120-108.
Too many turnovers (23) not enough shooting (7-27), not enough guys ready for this type of burn.
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