Austin Reaves and Luka Doncic are on very different timelines as the Lakers prepare for Game 2 against the Rockets.

More than not having Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, Coach JJ Redick knows these factors in the NBA Playoffs will cause LeBron James and the Lakers to lose vs. the Rockets.

A Tuesday night tripleheader of NBA playoff games on NBC and Peacock wraps up with the Los Angeles Lakers playing host to the Houston Rockets in Game 2 of their first-round series. The Lakers won 107-98 in Game 1 despite the absence of injured scorers Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique) as four-time NBA MVP LeBron James had 19 points,