Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler lead Lakers past Clippers 125-117 for 2nd win to start season

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Beacham, G. (2026, October 24). Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler lead Lakers past Clippers 125-117 for 2nd win to start season. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/austin-reaves-walker-kessler-lead-lakers-past-clippers-125-117-for-2nd-win-to-start-season/article_ba1e1956-0203-57db-8848-37fb023238c1.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-24 · by Greg Beacham

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Austin Reaves scored 28 points and nine assists while Walker Kessler contributed 22 points and six blocked shots as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 125-117 in an NBA game on Friday night, securing their second win of the season. Luka Doncic struggled with a career-high 11 turnovers for the Clippers despite scoring 23 points. The Lakers' bench players also performed well, with six players scoring at least 13 points each.
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Story summary

On Friday night, Austin Reaves led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 125-117 win against their crosstown rivals, the Los Angeles Clippers. With 28 points and nine assists, Reaves was instrumental in securing the Lakers' second consecutive victory at the start of the season. Fellow standout player Walker Kessler contributed with 22 points and six blocked shots. Despite a strong performance from Brook Lopez (38 years old) who scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half, the Clippers struggled due to 26 turnovers, leading them to their loss. This win marks the Lakers' ninth victory in their last 13 meetings with the Clippers at Crypto.com Arena.

Written for “Lakers Win Over Clippers” on 2026-10-26, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Lakers Win Over Clippers
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Greg Beacham
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🔮 Brook Lopez, their 38-year-old backup center, scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half for the Clips, who couldn’t overcome 26 turnovers.
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🔮 “Clutch will be missed and remembered forever.”
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🔮 McVay didn’t disagree with the notion that the Rams might have still been affected by their heartbreaking overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills six days earlier while they stumbled and bumbled their way through Sunday’s two-point loss to a rebuilding NFC West rival.
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Topics

Clippers LOS ANGELES Lakers NBA the Los Angeles Lakers

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Lakers ORG · 6× Clippers ORG · 3× Kessler PERSON · 3× NBA ORG · 2× Austin Reaves PERSON · 1× LOS ANGELES GPE · 1× Luka Doncic PERSON · 1× Walker Kessler PERSON · 1× the Los Angeles Clippers ORG · 1× the Los Angeles Lakers ORG · 1×

Narrative

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves had 28 points and nine assists, Walker Kessler added 22 points and six blocked shots, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 125-117 on Friday night for their second win to start the season.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-24
🔮 Brook Lopez, their 38-year-old backup center, scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half for the Clips, who couldn’t overcome 26 turnovers.
2026-10-24 · Toronto Star
Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler lead Lakers past Clippers 125-117 for 2nd win to start season · assertive framing

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Austin Reaves had 28 points and nine assists, Walker Kessler added 22 points and six blocked shots, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 125-117 on Friday night for their second win to start the season. asserted
Lakers → have → season
Luka Doncic scored 23 points and committed a career-high 11 turnovers on a rough night for last season’s NBA scoring leader. asserted
Doncic → score → leader
The Lakers’ healthy second-half lead dwindled to six points down the stretch, but Reaves and Kessler made big players to seal the Lakers’ ninth win in the last 13 meetings with their crosstown rivals. asserted
Reaves → dwindle → rivals
Darius Garland had 26 points and six assists on another encouraging night for the Clippers, who routed Sacramento in the opener of their rebuilding season. asserted
who → have → season
Brook Lopez, their 38-year-old backup center, scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half for the Clips, who couldn’t overcome 26 turnovers. asserted
who → score → turnovers
Rui Hachimura had 16 points and six rebounds in his first trip back up the I-110 freeway to face the Lakers, his team for the previous 3 1/2 seasons. asserted
Hachimura → have → seasons
Kessler has begun his first season with the Lakers by scoring at least 20 points in back-to-back games for the first time in his five NBA seasons. asserted
Kessler → begin → seasons
The 7-foot-2 center missed his first shot in a Lakers uniform on the opening possession against the Clippers, short-arming a layup attempt after he went 12 for 12 in his stellar debut against Golden State. asserted
he → miss → State
Kessler then proceeded to make his next eight shots. asserted
Kessler → proceed → shots
He finished with eight rebounds. asserted
He → finish → rebounds
The Lakers had six players with at least 13 points, including 14 from newcomer Ziaire Williams. asserted
Lakers → have → Williams
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