Without LeBron James and Luka Doncic in the lineup, Austin Reaves knew he had to step up on Saturday afternoon if the Los Angeles Lakers were gonna beat the Indiana Pacers.
Reaves came into the game questionable himself with a left elbow contusion, but he was able to give it a go. Not only was he able to play, but Reaves stepped up as the Lakers needed him to and put forth arguably the best performance of his entire career.
In the Lakers’ fifth straight win, Reaves had a career-high 45 points to go along with seven rebounds, seven assists and three steals on 14-of-26 shooting and 4-for-9 from deep.