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The Los Angeles Lakers may be without two of their star players in Monday's game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

The Los Angeles Lakers will be without both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves for their game against Portland on Monday.

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 Austin Reaves tossed an alley oop lob to Bronny James, something Reaves has done many times before with James' father, LeBron.

Like just about everyone else in the Los Angeles area, Lakers coach JJ Redick was thrilled by the Dodgers' gritty World Series championship victory.