Austin Reaves put on a career-best performance, exploding for 45 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Indiana Pacers, 124-117.
Despite playing without LeBron James and Luka Doncic, the Lakers came out firing powered by Reaves, racing to a 44-22 first-quarter lead and building an advantage as large as 25 points.
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Rui Hachimura provided strong support, finishing with 24 points and nine rebounds to help Los Angeles improve to 31-19 in the Western Conference.
The Pacers (29-22) fought back with a balanced attack, led by Pascal Siakam's 23 points, with six other Indiana players scoring in double figures.
However, the early hole proved too deep to climb out of, as the Lakers held firm down the stretch to extend their winning streak to five games.
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