Jaxson Hayes, suddenly a critical part of the Lakers’ plans, exited because of a facial contusion after only seven minutes. The injury forced the Lakers to lean on new center Alex Len, who struggled on both ends of the court in his first game after signing Tuesday for the remainder of the season and finished with just four points.

Playing without several of their energy providers, the Lakers get abused in the paint and outhustled in a 131-119 loss that ends their six-game winning streak. Luka Doncic has 16 points and five