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Austin Reaves ignites Lakers as Luka Doncic labors in Battle of LA win over Clippers

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Price, K. (2026, October 24). Austin Reaves ignites Lakers as Luka Doncic labors in Battle of LA win over Clippers. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/24/sports/austin-reaves-saves-lakers-from-spooky-night-against-clippers/

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In a high-stakes NBA matchup at Crypto.com Arena, Austin Reaves propelled the Los Angeles Lakers to a narrow 125-117 victory over the LA Clippers despite Luka Doncic’s subpar performance. Reaves scored 28 points and dished out nine assists, crucially igniting a 16-4 third-quarter run that solidified the Lakers’ lead after a tight halftime tie. His standout efficiency included shooting 10 of 13 from the field.

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Khobi Price

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🔮 The Lakers are projected to have one of the league’s easiest schedules through the first 10 games of the season for each team when accounting for opponents’ projected over/under win total for the 2026-27 season.

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🔮 To imply, or even acknowledge, that any aspect of an NBA game against an opponent is effortless could be viewed as disrespectful. Or just not a genuine reflection of reality.

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🔮 Even after Lendeborg subbed out, Doncic kept talking to the 6-foot-9 forward out of Michigan while he was on the bench after knocking down a fadeaway against Will Richard, and once again while Sandro Mamukelashvili was shooting free throws.

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🔮 Maybe Lendeborg, who was playing in his first NBA game after being the No. 11 pick in June’s NBA draft, will think twice before waking up the best that is Doncic.

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🔮 “Couldn’t tell you – I haven’t played yet,” he responded while laughing after Tuesday’s practice, the final tune-up session before the team’s regular season opener against the Warriors.

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🔮 So there’s a number of ways that that could be addressed, and the back-end point of it will be before we play the Warriors.

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For a significant chunk of Friday night at Crypto.com Arena, it looked like ghosts of the Lakers’ past – in the form of Clippers forward Rui Hachimura and center Brook Lopez – were going to be the reasons for their first loss. asserted

ghosts → look → loss

Especially with their superstar guard Luka Doncic struggling to find an offensive rhythm. But fellow star guard Austin Reaves showed why the franchise invested the big bucks in him over the summer, providing his team with a spark en route to a 125-117 victory to put the Lakers at 2-0 early in the season. asserted

franchise → struggle → season

With the game tied at 64 at halftime, and the Lakers struggling to create separation, taking a small 73-72 lead early in the third, Reaves took matters into his own hands, sparking a 16-4 run that was the difference in the game. asserted

that → tie → game

The run started with Reaves converting a tough, physical layup over Isaiah Jackson before assisting Walker Kessler for an alley-oop dunk and Matisse Thybulle on a corner 3-pointer. asserted

Reaves → start → pointer

From there, Reaves took over, scoring the game’s next nine points to put the Lakers up 89-76 after a pull-up 3 for the team’s largest lead of the game at the time. asserted

Reaves → take → time

Reaves scored 13 points in the third, in addition to 3 assists, for nearly half of his scoring total (28 points). asserted

Reaves → score → total

The Lakers nearly squandered Reaves’ run, allowing the Clippers to cut their lead to 120-113 late in the fourthm but they never relinquished the lead. asserted

they → squander → lead

Kessler had 22 points, 8 rebounds, 6 blocked shots, 3 steals and 3 steals. asserted

Kessler → have → points

Doncic finished with 23 points (8-of-21 shooting), 7 assists, and 6 rebounds. asserted

Doncic → finish → points

Reaves was once again ultra-efficient, shooting 10 of 13 from the field (3 of 5 on 3s, 5 of 6 on free throws) to go with 9 assists for the game. asserted

Reaves → shoot → game

Lopez had 22 points and 4 rebounds off the bench, while Hachimura had 16 points and 6 rebounds against his former team. asserted

Hachimura → have → team

Darius Garland led the Clippers with 26 points and 6 assists. asserted

Garland → lead → points

Austin Reaves ignites Lakers as Luka Doncic labors in Battle of LA win over Clippers

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