Lakers' Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves split scoring duties in back-to-back road wins

Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are easily the NBA's highest-scoring pair of teammates. The Los Angeles Lakers showed they just need one of them in two impressive road wins over two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference.

One night after Reaves scored 43 points with Doncic out in a 121-116 win over the Detroit Pistons, Doncic put up 32 points with Reaves sitting, adding eight assists and 10 rebounds in a 124-114 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

Los Angeles Lakers' offense doesn't depend on one player

Doncic is leading the NBA in scoring and is ninth in assists. However, the new-look Lakers aren't totally dependent on their All-NBA guard, even with him taking a league-leading 24.6 shots per game.

That's due in part to the presence of Reaves, who is averaging 25.3 points himself, while shooting 41.3 percent from three-point range and 50.8 percent overall. When Doncic is out, as he was for Sunday's game, the Lakers can play the same way, as Reaves provides a similar package of passing, outside shooting and a knack for getting to the foul line.

Beyond their high-scoring duo, the Lakers have an excellent bit of injury insurance with reserve guard Collin Sexton. He's scored 35 points over the last two games as the backup playmaker, shooting 11-for-21 and delivering six assists against the Hawks.

Lakers' elite shooting extends past their stars

Having players like Doncic and Reaves leads to a lot of open shots for their teammates. This Lakers team is taking full advantage of the quality opportunities, leading the league in two-point percentage and ranking fourth in threes, with a 38.4 percent mark.

The Lakers are getting great shooting performances from Ziaire Williams and Jake LaRavia. Center Walker Kessler went 8-for-12 from the field Monday night, and his shooting percentage actually dropped. The Lakers may get the second-fewest rebounds of any team, but it's hard to get a ton of rebounds when you so rarely miss.

Last year's team had LeBron James, a hard player to replace. What this year's team has is far more depth. Sunday, Williams came through with 17 bench points, and on Monday it was Sandro Mamukelashvili chipping in with 23.

It's a luxury to have two scorers as dynamic as Doncic and Reaves. What's even better is having them, plus a roster that can cover for their absences.