The Los Angeles Lakers needed someone to supply the offense against the Sacramento Kings and Austin Reaves was willing to take on the challenge.

Austin Reaves dropped 51 points on Sunday night to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to an upset win over the Sacramento Kings, and he’ll look to continue his strong

Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves made history Sunday night against the Sacramento Kings. Reaves scored 51 points with 11 rebounds and nine assists to help the Lakers secure a 127-120 road victory. More news: Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards to Miss Two Weeks After Suffering Injury

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Without Luka Doncic or LeBron James, the undrafted shooting guard decided to go off with an unexpected 51-point masterpiece.

The friendly banter between Los Angeles Lakers teammates Austin Reaves and Luka Dončić continued after Reaves went off for 51 points in Sunday's 127-120 win over the Sacramento Kings.

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J ust when the Los Angeles Lakers were already short-handed, they lost another player to an injury on Sunday while taking on the Sacramento Kings.

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