Lakers’ Austin Reaves returns in Game 5 after missing 9 games

LOS ANGELES — Austin Reaves returned from a nine-game harm absence Wednesday evening because the (*5*) try to complete their first-round playoff collection with the Houston Rockets in Game 5.

Reaves, who got here off the bench Wednesday, has been out since April 2 due to strained indirect muscle groups, missing the ultimate 5 games of the Lakers’ common season and the primary 4 games of the postseason. But Reaves returned to apply final week, and he warmed up for the earlier two games in the collection in Houston earlier than being dominated out.

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Reaves was injured in the identical sport in which NBA scoring champion Luka Doncic strained his proper hamstring. Doncic would not but look like near a return.

The Lakers received the primary three games of the collection with out their prime two scorers, however the Rockets took Game 4 to push the collection again to Los Angeles.

Reaves averaged 23.3 factors, 5.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds this season however performed in simply 51 games due to the indirect harm and a strained left calf that sidelined him for 19 straight games from Christmas to February.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.