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Without Luka Doncic or LeBron James, the undrafted shooting guard decided to go off with an unexpected 51-point masterpiece.
Stephen A. Smith is shocked to see a fully healthy Sacramento Kings team being unable to contain Austin Reaves.
Austin Reaves erupted for a career-high 51 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 127-120 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. But Kings star DeMar DeRozan was left far from
Austin Reaves scored a career-high 51 points to take the Lakers past the Kings, placing him in an exclusive club with former MVPs.
In a postgame interview Reaves revealed that his day began with a text to Dončić about a Dak Prescott interception. The two then went back and forth before his teammate told him he wanted him to score 60 against the Kings.
The LA Lakers returned to winning ways on Saturday after their opening night loss to the Golden State Warriors.