The Lakers vs. Trail Blazers ended up with Portland winning 108-122 on the road despite Austin Reaves' 41-point game on Monday.

Austin Reaves has been an underrated NBA player for years. Here's why his 50-point game was not surprising to fans.

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Sunday's 51-point night wasn't the first time Reaves found himself in rare air. It probably won't be the last, either.

Almost no one expected the Los Angeles Lakers to be able to match up against a fully healthy Sacramento Kings when both Luka Doncic and LeBron James were set to miss the contest. However, Austin Reaves delivered a career-high 51-point near-triple-double performance to lead the Purple & Gold to a miraculous seven-point win on the road.

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Austin Reaves put up a significant 51 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists, which lands him in the elite group of legends in the league.

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