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Reaves is 11-of-11 from the line in a 121-116 win

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Reaves is 11-of-11 from the line in a 121-116 win

内容摘要:Austin Reaves scored 43 points on 14-of-27 shooting, including 11-of-11 from the free-throw line, as the Lakers beat the Pistons 121-116 on Sunday in Detroit

AI-generated illustration, not matchday photography: the Los Angeles Lakers

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Reaves called himself a lucky basketball player after scoring 43 against a Pistons team with one of the better defenses in the league. Walker Kessler, who had 12 points and 16 rebounds, disagreed: the Lakers win whether the night belongs to Doncic or to him.

A 43-point answer with one turnover

Los Angeles played this game without Luka Doncic, who had averaged 45 points, nine rebounds and eight assists across the four previous wins, every one of them a Lakers victory.

Reaves completed the assignment in full: 43 points, 11 of 11 free throws, one turnover and 36:41 on the floor.

A 23.0-point average over the previous four games said Reaves was already carrying more; against Detroit he simply took the shots as well.

Kessler pushed back on the luck talk: with Doncic on the floor Reaves takes a secondary role, and 43 points made the case that it is a choice, not a ceiling.

In the wider picture, Reaves played two seasons at Wichita State and one at Oklahoma before declaring for the 2021 draft, where the Pistons planned to take him 42nd; he declined so he could sign as a free agent with the Lakers, and Detroit moved on to Isaiah Livers, who played 130 NBA games and now plays in Japan.

From plus-26 to a five-point scare

The Lakers led by as many as 26 points in the second quarter, held the advantage for 97 percent of the game and never trailed, with no lead changes recorded.

Detroit closed to 109-104 with under a minute to play after the Lakers could not get their offense into rhythm, setting up the final sequence.

Reaves rose for a one-legged, off-balance three that went in, then called it a terrible shot that looked like one of the ridiculous attempts Doncic makes.

Daniss Jenkins scored 31 points off the bench on 8-of-15 three-point shooting with five rebounds and four assists, and Kevin Huerter added 24 points and five blocks.

The Pistons outshot Los Angeles from the arc, 19 makes to 11, and still spent the entire evening behind.

Cunningham's night and the fixtures ahead

The second-chance work was Los Angeles' quiet edge: Kessler's 16 rebounds included seven offensive, and the Lakers scored 58 points in the paint.

In addition, two 17-point nights from Williams and Sexton, both arriving off the bench, were the next scoring lines after Reaves' 43.

Cunningham's night was crowded out: 14 points on 6-of-15 shooting, eight assists, four turnovers and a minus-15 rating.

The Lakers improved to 9-2 and travelled to Atlanta for the Monday-night game that followed, while the Pistons dropped to 6-3 and hosted Washington the same evening.

Detroit owned eight offensive rebounds from Reed and 11 from Thompson and still lost the glass by a single board.

Editor's take: A team that never trailed and still needed a dying-clock three has a closing problem worth watching at 9-2.

Sources and reporting time:

  • NBA.com; Reported Nov 10, 2026
  • ESPN; Reported Nov 9, 2026
  • ESPN; Reported Nov 9, 2026

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