Austin Reaves hit a game-winner to lead the shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers to another win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Lakers blow a 20-point lead before Austin Reaves hits the game-winner in victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Los Angeles Lakers star Austin Reaves has been a key part of why the team has three wins in its first five game this season. He showed up again on Wednesday night.

Austin Reaves averaged a career-best 20.2 points per game last season, and he ramped it up to 22.8 points per game from February 1 through the end of the regular season. In three games played with Luka and without LeBron, he posted totals of 28, 30, and 22.

Lakers vs Timberwolves best bet: Jaden McDaniels Over 16.5 points (-115) Jaden McDaniels has developed more of an offensive game than he is given credit for. Sure, he may have cleared this prop in only 19 of 82 games last season, but three of those 19 were the three games Anthony Edwards missed.

Lakers reserve center Jaxson Hayes spoke about the team’s bench and their energy and how it changes the game this season.

The Los Angeles Lakers will be playing only their fourth game of the 2025-26 NBA season on Monday when they host the Portland Trail Blazers, and they're already very short-handed. LeBron James has been out for the last couple of weeks due to sciatica,

The Lakers will be shorthanded as they get set to take on the Portland Trail Blazers for their fourth game of the season.