LOS ANGELES — The Lakers’ roster went from short-handed to depleted within a day.

Barely 24 hours removed from picking up a road win against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night without five players, including stars Luka Doncic and LeBron James, the Lakers’ task somehow became more challenging on Monday night: match up against a stingy Portland Trail Blazers team without all but one of their main ball handlers.

With veteran guards Marcus Smart and Gabe Vincent added to the injury report, the Lakers were left with fifth-year guard Austin Reaves as the lone ball-handler signed to the main roster available on Monday.

And even though Reaves, who was fresh off scoring a career-high 51 points against the Kings , has shown multiple times he can lead the Lakers in these types of situations, t

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