US EditionAustin Reaves’ Career-High 51 Points Lead Lakers to Win over Kings
Austin Reaves scored 51 points with 10 rebounds and nine assists, stepping up as Lakers won without stars LeBron James and Luka Doncic, coach JJ Redick said.
- On Oct 27, 2025, Austin Reaves scored a career-high 51 points at Golden 1 Center, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 127-120 victory over the Sacramento Kings.
- With Doncic and James sidelined, the Lakers missed Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks star, and LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers forward, while JJ Redick, Lakers head coach, stressed that roles remain unchanged and Reaves led patiently.
- Reaves accomplished that by shooting 12 of 22, sinking six 3-pointers including his 500th, hitting three pull-up 3-pointers in the fourth, and making four clutch free throws in the final 32 seconds.
- The Lakers will next host the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday, teammates swarmed Austin Reaves after the buzzer, and LeBron James posted on X praising his 50-point game.
- Supporting players like Deandre Ayton also stepped up with a 21-point, 15-rebound double-double, highlighting the Lakers' reliance on role players in the near future.
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The Los Angeles Lakers basketball players scored an important victory last night in the confrontation with the Sacramento Kings, triumphing with the score 127:120. The hero of the match was Austin Reaves, who played a historic match and recorded impressive statistics. The Lakers star scored 51 points, made 11 rebounds and gave 9 assists, stopping just one step away from a “triple-double”. With this extraordinary performance, Reaves set a persona…
With injured stars Luka Dončić and LeBron James absent, Reaves took the reins and achieved a personal best.
Austin Reaves has career performance in absence of Luka Dončić, Lakers defeat Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - The Los Angeles Lakers hit the road for a hard-fought 127-120 win over the Sacramento Kings. Austin Reaves led the way with a career-high 51 points to tag along with 11 rebounds and nine assists. The lead switched sides throughout most of the night. The Lakers controlled the scoreboard in the first quarter before giving up the lead in favor of the Kings in the second quarter. The second half brought a flip-flop …
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated Sacramento (127:120) in an NBA game. Austin Reaves led the visitors to a great victory with an outstanding performance, the best of his career. He scored 51 points against Sacramento, added 11 rebounds and nine assists. Luka Dončić, who exceeded the 40-point mark in the first two games of the season, did not play. The Ljubljana native is going on forced rest due to injury. Dončić is having problems with a sprained…
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