This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/lakers as Lakers Could Face Kings Team Missing Multiple Injured Sacramento Starters. The Los Angeles Lakers may be without up to five players for Sunday's road matchup against Pacific Division rivals the Sacramento Kings.

Los Angeles Lakers stars Luka Doncic and LeBron James congratulated Austin Reaves on his career night against the Sacramento Kings.

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.

The Sacramento Kings are coming off a much-needed win over the Utah Jazz on Friday after blowing a 20-point lead to the Phoenix Suns in their season opener, but

Austin Reaves scored a career-high 51 points including four clutch free throws in the final 32 seconds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 127-120 without Luka Doncic.

Dončić is off to a historic start with 165 total points through four games — the most by any Lakers player and the most by any NBA player since Wilt Chamberlain’s 205 points in 1962-63. He’s averaging 41.3 points, 11.5 rebounds and 8.3 assists.

The Los Angeles Lakers are thriving, and LeBron James hasn’t even stepped foot on the court yet. Nobody expected a collapse for a LeBron-less Lakers team, espec

Ellis left the game again after getting whistled for his fourth foul with 10:06 to go in the third period. Undrafted rookie Dylan Cardwell came on to replace Sabonis when Sabonis was called for his fourth foul with 6:11 to play in the third.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings face significant injury challenges ahead of their October 26th clash. Luka Dončić is questionable for the Lakers with a finger sprain, while Zach LaVine is uncertain for the Kings due to illness.

Interestingly, while Bibby was all for Sacramento over Los Angeles, his teammate Webber initially didn't share the sentiment. When he arrived at the Kings in 1998, C-Webb was frustrated and wished he had been sent to the Lakers. However, it didn't take long for the legendary power forward to see this was a blessing in disguise.

Both had impressive games against the Minnesota Timberwolves, with LaRavia scorching hot, missing one shot, and finishing with 27 points. Injured NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards watched from his team's bench at the home game and created a viral moment thanks to a fan yelling out a significant question.