Lakers guard Austin Reaves, who had 32 points on Thursday's win, feels his team has grown in its ability to handle young and feisty opponents.

Coach JJ Redick's Los Angeles Lakers slipped to fifth place in the Western Conference in recent days, in a deadlock with coach Ime Udoka's Houston Rockets, following the recent trade that brought Luka Doncic to the City of Angels.

LeBron James and Austin Reaves have formed a special bond as teammates on the Los Angeles Lakers, but the latter wasn't always so fond of the former. In an interview with Taylor Geas, Reaves revealed he was frustrated by how hard James was on him during his rookie season but later realized it was because he believed in him.