"Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are both being held out of the lineup against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, the Los Angeles Lakers announced, one day after the pair played nearly 40 minutes apiece in a 130-120 win over the Miami Heat ," wrote Dave McMenamin.

The Los Angeles Lakers were back in action on Monday night, traveling to take on the Portland Trail Blazers. This was the Lakers’ second back-to-back of the season and both included travel and playing the Trail Blazers in the second game.

Playing without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, the Lakers won at Portland on Monday night behind a combined 57 points from starters Deandre Ayton and Rui Hachimura and an unexpected 25-point performance from reserve guard Nick Smith Jr.

The Lakers will miss Luka Dončić, Austin Reaves & LeBron James vs. the surging Trail Blazers, who are 4-1 since Chauncey Billups’ arrest.

Los Angeles later posted a clip of Smart blocking Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s layup in the second quarter as well. The 6-foot-3, 220-pounder finished the first half with five points (2-5 FG, 1-3 3-point) as well as two rebounds, three assists, two steals, and one rejection in 14 minutes.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the San Antonio Spurs vs. Los Angeles Lakers NBA game to be played on November 5, 2025 on ESPN.

The Miami Heat (3-3) dropped the sixth game of the regular season on Sunday night, losing 130-120 to the Los Angeles Lakers (5-2). Here's some of the main stati