Deandre Ayton had 29 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots against his former team, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 123-115 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night.

"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.

According to Howard, he was still nursing a shoulder injury at the time, but he chose to play anyway. The Lakers suffered a terrible loss to the Boston Celtics, and D12 already felt something was off, as he was never taken out of the game despite it being garbage time.

The Los Angeles Lakers (5-2) travel to the Moda Center to face the Portland Trail Blazers (4-2) this NBA matchup on Monday.

Heat vs. Lakers predictions and NBA picks on Sunday, November 2. Jaime Jaquez Jr. remains a well-oiled machine of versatility.

Lakers guard Austin Reaves tossed an alley oop lob to Bronny James, something Reaves has done many times before with James' father, LeBron.

Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers are 5-2 this season after winning against the Miami Heat on Sunday night. Now, they have a tough back-to-back against the