Austin Reaves scored a season-high 43 as Los Angeles won in Detroit on Sunday. The Lakers have won five straight and are 9-2.

He shot 14 of 27, 4 of 6 from three and 11 of 11 at the line in 37 minutes. Luka Dončić sat out with a back issue.

The Lakers led 38-14 after one quarter and by 26 early in the second. Detroit never led.

Daniss Jenkins scored 20 in the second quarter and hit a 27-footer to cut it to 61-48 at the half.

Detroit used a 16-4 stretch to get within 88-86, and Paul Reed's floater made it 95-94 with 6:31 left.

Reaves hit an off-balance 27-foot three with 45.6 seconds left. He and Collin Sexton then made six free throws.

Walker Kessler had 12 points and 16 rebounds. Sexton and Ziaire Williams scored 17 each off the bench.

Jenkins scored a career-high 31 with eight threes and Kevin Huerter had 24. The Pistons fell to 6-3.

Austin Reaves in a 2022 file photo. Photo by Erik Drost, resized.

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