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Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 121-116 as Austin Reaves scores season-high 43
Austin Reaves scored a season-high 43 without Luka Dončić, and the Lakers held off Daniss Jenkins and the Pistons for a fifth straight win.
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Austin Reaves scored a season-high 43 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 121-116 at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday, November 8. The Lakers have won five in a row and improved to 9-2. Detroit fell to 6-3.
Reaves shot 14-of-27 from the field, 4-of-6 from three and 11-of-11 at the line in 37 minutes, with 5 rebounds and 4 assists. He scored at least 8 points in every quarter. Los Angeles played without Luka Dončić (back).
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How it turned
The Lakers went on a 25-5 run in the first quarter and led 38-14 after one. Walker Kessler’s layup early in the second made it 40-14, the largest lead of the game. Detroit never led.
Daniss Jenkins kept the Pistons in it. He scored 20 points in the second quarter, including a 26-foot three with 16.1 seconds left that cut the halftime deficit to 61-45. Detroit then outscored the Lakers 16-4 across the end of the third and the start of the fourth, and Jenkins’ running jumper made it 88-86 with 10:56 to play.
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Paul Reed’s floater pulled Detroit within 95-94 with 6:31 left. Ziaire Williams answered with a three off a Reaves pass, and Kessler’s three-point play made it 107-99. After Paul Reed’s tip cut it to 109-104, Reaves hit an off-balance 27-foot three with 45.6 seconds left as the shot clock ran out. Collin Sexton and Reaves made six free throws down the stretch to close it.
The supporting cast
Kessler had 12 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks. Sexton and Williams each scored 17 off the bench, with Williams hitting 4 threes. Quentin Grimes added 12 points, and Jarred Vanderbilt grabbed 10 rebounds in 14 minutes. The Lakers shot 26-of-33 at the line and outscored Detroit 58-46 in the paint.
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Detroit’s side
Jenkins scored a career-high 31 points off the bench and made a career-high 8 threes on 15 attempts. Kevin Huerter added 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting with 5 assists and 5 blocks. Cade Cunningham had 14 points and 8 assists on 6-of-15 shooting. Ausar Thompson grabbed 11 rebounds, and Paul Reed had 8 points and 10 rebounds.
The Pistons made 19 threes on 48 attempts and grabbed 18 offensive rebounds. They played without Jalen Duren (hamstring) and Isaiah Joe (hip). Attendance was 20,178.
What’s next
The Lakers visit the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, November 9, at 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time). The Pistons host the Washington Wizards the same night at 7 p.m. ET (2 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time).
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