Austin Reaves scores 28 as the Lakers beat the Clippers 125-117 despite 11 Luka Doncic turnovers

Austin Reaves had 28 points and nine assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 125-117 on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena to start the season 2-0. Reaves made 10 of 13 shots.

Luka Doncic, last season's scoring leader, had 23 points, six rebounds and seven assists, but he also committed a career-high 11 turnovers, according to the Associated Press. He shot 8 for 21 and 2 for 8 from 3-point range.

Walker Kessler gave the Lakers what Doncic could not. The 7-foot-2 center had 22 points, eight rebounds, six blocks and three steals. He missed his first shot in a Lakers uniform, a short layup on the opening possession, after going 12 for 12 in his debut against Golden State. Then he made his next eight. The AP said it is the first time in Kessler's five seasons that he has scored 20 or more in back-to-back games.

The Lakers had six players score at least 13. Ziaire Williams added 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting, and Matisse Thybulle and Quentin Grimes each scored 13. Grimes also had eight rebounds. Los Angeles scored 39 points in the third quarter to open up a lead that reached 15. The Clippers cut it to six late, but Reaves and Kessler made the plays to close it out.

Darius Garland led the Clippers with 26 points and six assists, though he had nine of their turnovers. Brook Lopez, their 38-year-old backup center, scored 22 on 8-of-9 shooting, with 15 in the first half. Rui Hachimura had 16 points and six rebounds against the team he played for over the previous three and a half seasons, and Derrick Jones Jr. also scored 16. The Clippers made 16 of 37 3-pointers and had 22 fast-break points, but the AP counted 26 turnovers against them.

It was the Lakers' ninth win in the last 13 meetings between the two teams. The Clippers, who routed Sacramento in their opener, are 1-1.

The Clippers play at Oklahoma City on Sunday. The Lakers visit Utah on Sunday, where Kessler faces his former team.