"Lakers guard Austin Reaves will not play in the second half against the Houston Rockets because of left calf soreness, the team announced 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 five-for-eight shooting."
"With Reaves out, the Lakers struggled in the third quarter, scoring just 21 points to trail 92-74 heading into the fourth. The Lakers are trying to avoid losing three consecutive games for the first time this season. 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 wasn't on a minutes restriction, but the team would monitor his workload "in real time.""
Austin Reaves did not play the second half against the Houston Rockets due to left calf soreness. Reaves had missed three games with a left calf strain before returning to play in Phoenix, where he scored 17 points off the bench. He started against Houston and played 15 first-half minutes, scoring 12 points on five-for-eight shooting. With Reaves sidelined in the second half, the Lakers scored just 21 third-quarter points and trailed 92-74 entering the fourth. Reaves entered the game averaging 27.3 points per game, 11th in NBA scoring, while the team monitors his workload in real time.
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