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Austin Reaves becomes the second player in Los Angeles Lakers history, after Kobe Bryant, to record 20-plus points and 10-plus assists in a single half. Against the Denver Nuggets, Reaves amassed 22 points,

Austin Reaves has truly blossomed into an incredible scoring/playmaking option for the Lakers, as evidenced by his latest feat.

Reaves was the primary reason for the Lakers' impressive first half performance, as he became just the second player in franchise history to put up 20 points and 10 assists in a single half. The only other Lakers player to ever accomplish that feat is the late legend Kobe Bryant .

Austin Reaves finished with 37 points and Dalton Knecht scored 32, but the Lakers faltered in the final seconds and suffered their fourth consecutive loss.

The short-handed Los Angeles Lakers suffered a fourth-straight defeat on Friday night, losing 131-126 to the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. The Lakers were without their two superstars, LeBron James and Luka Doncic,

Austin Reaves accomplished something Friday night that only Kobe Bryant had ever done before in a Lakers jersey. That's quite the company to keep as far as Los Angeles basketball history is concerned.

The Los Angeles Lakers’ guard, Austin Reaves’ brother, Spencer Reaves, 29, is making waves overseas. Averaging 19.4 points, including shooting at a 57.4% clip from three, Spencer helped Syntainics MBC reach their first German Cup in franchise history.