The Los Angeles Lakers suffered a 122-108 loss at the hands of the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night to fall to 2-2 early in the season. That score alone shows a game in which the Trail Blazers were largely in control, but leaves out significant context for the loss.
It leaves out that Austin Reaves — the Lakers’ only true healthy ball-handler — scored 41 points, bringing his two-day total to 92 points. It also forgets that the Lakers were without Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Gabe Vincent, Jaxson Hayes, Maxi Kleber and Adou Thiero.