The injury-plagued Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Portland Trail Blazers, 122–108, at home Monday despite a standout performance from Austin Reaves.

His 92 combined points over the last two games put him in elite company, joining just five other players in franchise history to accomplish the feat — Anthony Davis, Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Elgin Baylor, and Kobe Bryant. Yes, you read that correctly — even LeBron James isn’t on that list.

Austin Reaves did his best to keep the Lakers in the game, scoring 41 points one night after scoring a career-high 51 at Sacramento. Reaves now has scored 143 points in the first four games this season, tying him with Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor (1962) for the most points in Lakers’ history over that span to start the season.

The Los Angeles Lakers needed someone to supply the offense against the Sacramento Kings and Austin Reaves was willing to take on the challenge.

Without Luka Doncic or LeBron James, the undrafted shooting guard decided to go off with an unexpected 51-point masterpiece.

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The Los Angeles Lakers say Luka Doncic is expected to be sidelined for at least one week because of a sprained finger on his left hand and a bruised lower left leg