{"id":466536,"date":"2025-10-27T08:46:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=466536"},"modified":"2025-10-27T08:46:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:46:47","slug":"austin-reaves-drops-career-high-51-as-lakers-beat-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/austin-reaves-drops-career-high-51-as-lakers-beat-kings\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Reaves drops career-high 51 as Lakers beat Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1375\"><strong data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1172\">Austin Reaves<\/strong> delivered a career night with <strong data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1244\">51 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists<\/strong> to lead the <strong data-start=\"1257\" data-end=\"1279\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/strong> past the <strong data-start=\"1289\" data-end=\"1309\">Sacramento Kings<\/strong>, 127-120, despite missing <strong data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1352\">LeBron James<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1357\" data-end=\"1372\">Luka Doncic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1377\" data-end=\"1673\">Reaves went <strong data-start=\"1389\" data-end=\"1417\">12-for-22 from the field<\/strong>, <strong data-start=\"1419\" data-end=\"1441\">6-for-10 from deep<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"1447\" data-end=\"1474\">21-for-22 from the line<\/strong>, becoming the <strong data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1522\">12th player in Lakers history<\/strong> to reach 50 points. \u201cI just wanted to do whatever it took to win,\u201d Reaves said, after receiving a celebratory locker-room shower from his teammates.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1675\" data-end=\"1898\">Coach <strong data-start=\"1681\" data-end=\"1694\">JJ Redick<\/strong> praised his group\u2019s resilience: \u201cIt\u2019s important to know we can win without those two guys.\u201d <strong data-start=\"1787\" data-end=\"1804\">Deandre Ayton<\/strong> added 22 points and 15 rebounds, while Doncic texted Reaves before the game: <em data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"1896\">\u201cGo get 60.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Austin Reaves went OFF tonight \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>51 POINTS (career-high)<br \/>\n11 REBOUNDS<br \/>\n9 ASSISTS<br \/>\n6 TRIPLES<br \/>\nW<\/p>\n<p>He is the FIFTH <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lakers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Lakers<\/a> player this century to score 50+ POINTS in a game \u203c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XvER3NqImq\">pic.twitter.com\/XvER3NqImq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1982661491670335735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Reaves delivered a career night with 51 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers 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