The Los Angeles Lakers needed someone to supply the offense against the Sacramento Kings and Austin Reaves was willing to take on the challenge.

Luka Doncic recorded 49 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists in the Lakers' 128-110 win vs. the Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena.

The LA Lakers and Sacramento Kings crossed swords in a regular-season game at the Golden 1 Center on Sunday. The Lakers took to the court without their talisman, Luka Doncic, who was ruled out for at least a week with a couple of injuries. Meanwhile, both teams entered the contest on the back of confidence-boosting wins in their previous outing.

Lakers find solution to team while LeBron, Dončić rehab from injuries originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers received unfortunate news on Sunday that star point guard Luka Dončić will miss at least a week due to a thumb injury.

Despite Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves' impressive performance, Jimmy Butler and Stephen Curry clinch victory in Lakers vs. Warriors.

Deandre Ayton has gone through plenty of ups and downs in his career, but he seems to be finding his footing with the Lakers.

Marcus Smart doesn't believe Friday's scoresheet reflected his impact on the Los Angeles Lakers' 128-110 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

By scoring at least 40 points for a second-straight game, Doncic became the fifth player ever with back-to-back 40-point games to begin an NBA season. As a result, Doncic set the Lakers' franchise record for most points through the first two games in a season.

Smart only had three points, one assists and two steals in 21 minutes of action, but he arguably made as big of an impact as anyone, as evidenced by him having the best plus/minus in the game at +24. After the win, Smart spoke about his ability to impact a game without putting up stats.

Signs of life for Lakers: They answer a Will Richard corner 3 out of a Warriors timeout by sprinting to a 9-0 run in 100 seconds. Steve Kerr has to burn a timeout, and the Warriors have only one left for the last 3:59 of what is now a 105-99 lead that was once 15.