LA Lakers win 111-105 over Magic with Reaves’ career-high 35 points

Austin Reaves scored a career-high 35 points and the Los Angeles Lakers won 111-105 over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night.

Anthony Davis had 15 points and 11 rebounds on yet another shaky shooting night, but Reaves carried the Lakers to victory with 13 points in the fourth quarter, including 10 in the final 1:33.

The Lakers entered this game off back-to-back losses to Houston and Dallas, imperiling their tenuous position in the playoff race. This win put Los Angeles (35-37) in ninth in the Western Conference, tied with Minnesota.

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Rookie Paolo Banchero scored 21 points for Orlando, but got an unwise technical foul with 25.3 seconds to play.