Career best

Reaves’ 51 is the best game of his career

Austin Reaves had 51 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists on 12 for 22 shooting in 39 minutes, and the Lakers beat the Kings 127-⁠120.

His Performance Score of +22.8 is the best of his 311 games, better than 99.9% of all player games since 2015-⁠16. His 51 points are also the most points he has scored in a game, 6 more than his 45 against Indiana on Feb. 8, 2025.

He went 4 for 7 in the paint and 6 for 10 from 3. His 30 points from the field came on 22 shots, 8.0 more than the league scores from the same zones. Marcus Smart set up 3 of his 12 baskets.

His old best, +16.8, was 31 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists on 7 for 17 shooting in 42 minutes, a 146-⁠141 win at Denver on April 10, 2022.

The game

Lakers 127, Kings 120Away, Oct. 26, 2025Box score and story ›

Austin Reaves

21-22 FT39:04 min

Points1st 72nd 143rd 154th 15

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Reaves’s player page

Before this game he averaged 25.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 10.0 assists in 2 regular-season games.

Shot making: 30 points from the field on 22 shots8.0 more than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a step-back 3-pointer4th quarter, 8:28 leftchance to win 48% to 57%
Guarded by: Schröder: 31 poss, 8 ptsEllis: 15 poss, 5 ptsLaVine: 8 poss, 7 pts
He guarded: Schröder: 21 poss, 2 ptsMonk: 14 poss, 8 ptsEllis: 14 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 2.70 miles4.15 mph on average82 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections4 shots contested1 charge drawn3 loose balls
Rating: Performance Score +22.8+0.49 wins added80.5% true shooting34.3% usage

His best games

Rank	Game	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TO	+/−	PS
1	Oct. 26, 2025at SAC	W 127-120	39	51	11	9	2	0	12-22	6-10	21-22	2	+22	+22.8
2	April 10, 2022at DEN	W 146-141	42	31	16	10	2	1	7-17	3-5	14-14	3	+12	+16.8
3	March 14, 2025at DEN	L 126-131	39	37	8	13	4	0	13-26	4-10	7-7	4	0	+13.6
4	Feb. 8, 2025vs IND	W 124-117	41	45	7	7	3	0	14-26	4-9	13-13	4	+14	+13.1
5	April 4, 2025vs NOP	W 124-108	36	30	3	7	1	0	8-13	6-9	8-9	1	+17	+12.4

By Performance Score, his whole career, regular season and playoffs.

His old best

Lakers 146, Nuggets 141Away, April 10, 2022Box score and story ›

Austin Reaves

14-14 FT41:34 min

Points1st 62nd 43rd 34th 11OT 7

His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Reaves’s player page

Season high in points (31; his best before, 19). Season high in rebounds (16; his best before, 8). Season high in assists (10; his best before, 6). Before this game he averaged 6.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 60 regular-season games.

Shot making: 17 points from the field on 17 shotsabout what the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a driving layup4th quarter, 6.4s leftchance to win 8.4% to 47%
Guarded by: Hyland: 23 poss, 4 ptsForbes: 14 poss, 5 ptsReed: 13 poss, 3 pts
He guarded: Hyland: 24 poss, 2 ptsForbes: 12 poss, 0 ptsHoward: 12 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 3.17 miles4.26 mph on average89 touches
Hustle: 3 deflections8 shots contested3 loose balls1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score +16.866.9% true shooting25.7% usage