No LeBron, no Doncic! Lakers still win! A career night! Reeves scored 51 points

Talking about two games.

The Trail Blazers were defeated by the Clippers.

Yang Hansheng was on the court for 4 minutes and 20 seconds, scoring 2 points and grabbing 1 rebound, with 1 foul and a -2 plus-minus.

Looking at these three games, the Trail Blazers’ rotation is now basically fixed.

Klingenberg starts the game, Yang Hansheng gets around 5 minutes in the first quarter, and the center minutes are taken by Klingenberg and the small-ball frontcourt (Grant).

Today, Yang Hansheng didn’t make any big mistakes and played better than he did against the Warriors.

However, the Trail Blazers’ small lineup showed some good stretches of play.

Even Klingenberg is barely used now, so Yang has no chance.

Where did the team lose in the end?

The Clippers kept attacking inside, Zubac and Collins were easy targets, while the Trail Blazers’ outside shooting was off.

But to be fair, the Trail Blazers’ small lineup is really impressive. Even in a loss, the opponents suffer.

In the last game, they wore out the Warriors with their pace.

Today you could see the Clippers rely heavily on Paul George to initiate offense; without him, crossing half court would be tough... The Trail Blazers’ wing players are very aggressive and tenacious.

The Lakers defeated the Kings 127-120, with Ayton scoring 22 points and 15 rebounds.

Without LeBron and Doncic, it was expected to be an easy game, but Reeves stepped up as the leader, scoring 51 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists, a new career high for the Lakers.

A career night indeed.

When Luka and LeBron are absent, Reeves has exploded in three games: 51 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists; 37 points, 8 rebounds, 13 assists; 45 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Today’s game, the difference in free throw attempts will surely spark intense discussion.

The Lakers made 41 of 46 free throws, with Reeves hitting 21 of 22, outshining the Kings who made 12 of 18...