Severely shorthanded, the Lakers fought hard in the first half before running out of steam in the second half against the Blazers on Monday, falling 122-108.

Both Gabe Vincent and Marcus Smart were additions to the injury report on Monday afternoon, leaving the Lakers with just seven players on standard contracts available.

Austin Reaves continued his red hot start to the season with 41 points on 13-22 shooting with four rebounds, five assists and three steals. Deandre Ayton ended with 16 points and eight rebounds. Rui Hachimura pitched in with 16 points and six rebounds.

Jarred Vanderbilt had 14 points with eight rebounds and three steals. Dalton Knecht found a bit of a groove in the second half with 16 points off the bench.

The first period opened with a layup from Reaves, who notche

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