One of the more puzzling parts of the trade deadline earlier this month was when the Lakers announced that their trade to acquire big man Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets was rescinded just 48 hours after it was announced.

Austin Reaves finished with 15 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in the last meeting with the Blazers. He is averaging a career-best 18.9 points and 6.1 assists per game. Rui Hachimura is averaging 19.0 points per game in February and has grabbed six-plus rebounds in three of his last four outings.

The Lakers are currently 13-14 on the road and are coming off a loss last night to the Charlotte Hornets. The Luka Doncic addition still seems to be a work in progress. Their 100-97 loss to the Hornets was one of their worst losses of the season. They were up 11 at the half and were dreadful in the second half, scoring only 49 points.

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