The Los Angeles Lakers grabbed an impressive, 123-115 win on the road against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, despite being extremely short-handed. The Lakers were without both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves who sat out on the second night of a back-to-back, but it was Nick Smith Jr. who rose to the occasion, dropping in multiple three-pointers as a mirror image to his coach, JJ Redick.

During the Lakers’ win against the Blazers, Nick Smith finished with 25 points while knocking down 5-of-6 three-pointers. He also added one rebound, six assists and two steals in a little over 26 minutes while shooting 10-of-15 overall.

Following the game, Redick spoke about how crucial Smith was in his first major opportunity of the season, as per Thuc Nhi Nguyen of the LA Times.

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