Lakers' Austin Reaves will not return vs. Rockets because of calf soreness
Published in Basketball
LOS ANGELES — Lakers guard Austin Reaves will not play in the second half against the Houston Rockets because of left calf soreness, the team announced in the third quarter Thursday.
Reaves missed three games with a left calf strain before coming back to play at Phoenix on Tuesday night. He scored 17 points off the bench in the Lakers’ loss to the Suns.
Against the Rockets at Crypto.com Arena, Reaves started and played 15 minutes in the first half, scoring 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting. With Reaves out, the Lakers struggled in the third quarter, giving up 29 points to trail 92-74 heading into the fourth.
Reaves entered Thursday averaging 27.3 points per game, ranking him 11th in league scoring.
Lakers coach JJ Redick said earlier this week that Reaves was not be on a minutes restriction, but the team would continue to monitor his workload “in real time.”
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