Austin Reaves had plenty of reasons to discuss individual performances after the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday.

Luka Dončić scored 52 points. Reaves added 29. Together, they helped pull the Lakers out of an 18-point hole and secure a 132-123 victory at Delta Center.

But when Reaves described what stands out about this group, his answer focused on how the players approach winning.

“That's the beautiful thing about our team is there's no egos; there's no anything, you just want to win basketball games. However that happens is the main thing,” Reaves said in his postgame interview with Spectrum SportsNet.

That mindset helped L.A. improve to 3-0, even on a night when its defense gave it considerable work to do.

Utah scored 47 first-quarter points, putting the Lakers in an early deficit and forcing them to find an answer before the game slipped further away.

Reaves provided a significant part of that response.

He scored 15 points in the second quarter as L.A. piled up 45 in the period, erasing its largest deficit before halftime. His production gave the Lakers another reliable source of offense while Dončić worked toward a 52-point, 10-assist, eight-rebound performance.

Reaves also finished with four assists and two blocks.

The comeback required the Lakers to keep generating quality possessions despite their difficulties getting stops. Reaves’ second quarter helped them do that, turning a dangerous opening stretch into a game they could still take control of.

Dončić eventually supplied the late scoring that created separation. Reaves had helped ensure the Lakers were in position to benefit from it.

Their contributions came at different stages, but both were necessary to finish the comeback.

Reaves’ comments offer a useful explanation of how the Lakers want their partnership to function.

Playing alongside Dončić creates opportunities for Reaves to attack a defense occupied by another primary scorer. It also requires an understanding that the offense will look different depending on matchups and which player has an advantage.

Against Utah, both guards had stretches when their scoring carried the team.

Reaves’ description suggests the final distribution matters less to this group than whether those possessions lead to a win. That approach becomes especially valuable when a game demands adjustments instead of following the expected script.

Still, the Lakers’ unbeaten start does not erase the issues Sunday exposed. Allowing 47 points in a quarter left them relying on an enormous offensive response, something they cannot expect every night.

The encouraging part was their ability to recover together.

For Reaves, the team’s defining quality was not simply having enough scoring to escape Utah. It was having players willing to accept whatever winning required.