Austin Reaves had 28 points and nine assists and Walker Kessler added 22 points and six blocks as the Lakers moved to 2-0. Luka Doncic scored 23 but committed a career-high 11 turnovers.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 2 min read
Eastern span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge at night. Photo: Daniel L. Lu / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped, resized and color-graded). Archive photo of the area; not a photo of the events in this story.
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the crosstown Clippers 125-117 on Friday night to improve to 2-0.
Why it matters: The Lakers' new center is producing early, and the result drops the Clippers to 1-1 in a Western Conference race that also includes the Warriors.
Top performers
Austin Reaves: 28 points, nine assists on 10-of-13 shooting.
Walker Kessler: 22 points, eight rebounds, six blocks, three steals.
Luka Doncic: 23 points, career-high 11 turnovers.
Clippers: Darius Garland 26 points, Brook Lopez 22.
Kessler's start
The Los Angeles Times reports Kessler has made 22 of his first 24 shots in two games as a Laker and became the fifth player in franchise history with at least 20 points, three steals and six blocks in a game.
Up next
The Lakers visit Utah and the Clippers visit Oklahoma City on Sunday.
Sources: NBA.com; Los Angeles Times.
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Jalen Williams scored 21 and Chet Holmgren grabbed 17 rebounds as OKC won its home opener, but SGA's record run of 20-point games ended with 17 points.
Milwaukee took Game 1 at American Family Field as Jacob Misiorowski got the win and Trevor Megill closed it out after a dramatic ninth-inning review. Game 2 is Saturday night on Fox.
