No Luka Doncic, no LeBron James, but that was no problem for the Los Angeles Lakers as they pulled off a 127-120 win against the Sacramento Kings on the front end of a back-to-back. It was Austin Reaves who stepped up for the Lakers, dropping a career-high 51 points while knocking down several big three-point shots in the fourth quarter to keep the Kings at bay. Following the game Lakers head coach JJ Redick explained what it is that enabled Reaves to go off the way he did, as per Thuc Nhi Nguyen of The LA Times.

“He was fantastic. He did a little bit of everything for us tonight, all over the place, scored the basketball at an incredible level. But just his tenacity to compete,” Redick said. “It’s so apparent, every single day he’s in the gym. He just loves competition, he thrive

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