SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Austin Reaves scored a career-high 51 factors, together with 4 clutch free throws within the last 32 seconds, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 127-120 with out Luka Doncic on Sunday.
Reaves made 12 of twenty-two from the sphere and sank six 3-pointers, together with the five hundredth of his profession. Reaves additionally had 11 rebounds and 9 assists.
Reaves is simply the fourth participant up to now 40 years with not less than 50 factors, 11 rebounds and 9 assists in a sport, becoming a member of Doncic, Russell Westbrook (twice) and James Harden (twice). The final time a Lakers participant had 50-plus factors, eleven-plus rebounds and nine-plus assists was Feb. 13, 1963, when Elgin Baylor had 50 factors, 15 rebounds and 11 assists towards the Boston Celtics.
Deandre Ayton had 22 factors and 15 rebounds for the Lakers. Rui Hachimura scored 18 factors.
Doncic was dominated out earlier than the sport due to a sprained finger on his left hand and a bruised decrease left leg. He is anticipated to be reevaluated in a couple of week, in response to the Lakers.
That is one other blow for Los Angeles, which is not anticipated to have LeBron James (sciatica) again till mid-November.
In opposition to the Kings, it hardly mattered.
Reaves scored 15 factors within the fourth quarter after the Kings took a four-point lead, together with a clutch jumper that gave the Lakers a 122-116 lead with 1:48 remaining.
Zach LaVine scored 32 factors to steer six gamers in double figures for the Kings.
DeMar DeRozan scored 21 factors, Domantas Sabonis had 10 factors and 14 rebounds, whereas Dennis Schroder added 18 factors and 12 assists.
Even with out their prime two scoring choices, the Lakers acquired going early and took a 10-point lead within the first quarter.
Hachimura had 10 factors within the first 9 minutes of the sport whereas Ayton and Marcus Sensible every scored seven factors as Los Angeles led 31-21.
The Kings made seven 3s within the second quarter — three from Westbrook — to tie the rating at halftime.