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

Reaves was also listed on the Lakers' official NBA injury report ahead of Monday night's clash against the Trail Blazers. He was listed as out on the report due to right groin soreness, according to ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin. "Full injury report: Austin Reaves is also out," McMenamin said.

The Los Angeles Lakers face the Portland Trail Blazers in a regular season NBA game on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025 (11/3/25) at Moda Center in Portland, Ore.

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

Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves will both be held out of the lineup against the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday after playing nearly 40 minutes apiece in Sunday's win.

Dončić is off to a historic start with 165 total points through four games — the most by any Lakers player and the most by any NBA player since Wilt Chamberlain’s 205 points in 1962-63. He’s averaging 41.3 points, 11.5 rebounds and 8.3 assists.

Lakers guard Nick Smith Jr. is the youngest player in franchise history to score 25 or more points with zero free-throw attempts. The post Who is Nick Smith Jr.? Lakers Unsung Hero Makes Franchise History appeared first on Heavy Sports.

The Los Angeles Lakers, led by head coach JJ Redick, won 130-120 Sunday night against the Miami Heat in the Crypto.com Arena. LA was boosted by Jake LaRavia’s 25 points, eight rebounds, and four assists on 10-for-13 shooting off the bench. Miami never held a lead in the contest, and Los Angeles’ largest lead reached 18 in the second quarter.

Real Sports: Most points in the first 5 games of a season in Lakers history: 175 — Jerry West (1969) 174 — Kobe Bryant (2005) 172 — Elgin Baylor (1966) 171 — Austin Reaves (2025)