Austin Reaves scores a career-high 38 points as Lakers hold on for 102-101 victory over Nets
LOS ANGELES (AP) Austin Reaves scored a career-high 38 points, LeBron James had 29 and the Los Angeles Lakers held on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-101 on Friday night.
The Nets, who lost 126-67 to the LA Clippers on Wednesday night in a franchise-record 59-point defeat, had a chance to win it, but D’Angelo Russell missed a 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds remaining. James got the rebound as the Lakers won their second straight.
Reaves was 13 for 23 from the floor and 8 for 8 from the foul line. His previous career high was 35 points, accomplished twice, including Dec. 31 against Cleveland. Reaves had 15 points in the fourth quarter, including three 3-pointers.
Russell, traded by the Lakers to the Nets, had 19 points in his first game against his former team while Zaire Williams and Tosan Evbuomwan scored 15 apiece.
Nets: Had a 49-15 advantage in bench scoring, which included three players in double figures - Russell, Evbuomwan and Jalen Wilson (11).
Lakers: Reaves and James supplied more than half of the Lakers' points with Anthony Davis a late scratch due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot. Jaxson Hayes started in Davis’ place and scored six points along with nine rebounds.
Reaves had an alley oop to James on a fast break to give the Lakers a 102-95 lead with 2:32 remaining. It ended up being their last basket of the game.
The Lakers were 12 for 19 shooting in the fourth quarter, including five 3-pointers.
Nets visit Oklahoma City on Sunday to finish a six-game trip, and Lakers play at the Los Angeles Clippers.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nic Claxton vs. Jaxson Hayes (LeBron James gains possession) | ||
| 11:43 | | +2 | Jaxson Hayes makes two point alley-oop dunk (Austin Reaves assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:20 |  | Keon Johnson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:18 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | Max Christie turnover (lost ball) (Ben Simmons steals) | ||
| 11:08 | | +2 | Ben Simmons makes two point running dunk | 2-2 |
| 10:50 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving layup | 2-4 |
| 10:41 | | +2 | Ziaire Williams makes two point cutting layup (Ben Simmons assists) | 4-4 |
| 10:30 | | +2 | Rui Hachimura makes two point driving dunk (Max Christie assists) | 4-6 |
| 10:09 | | Jaxson Hayes shooting foul (Keon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:09 | | Keon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:09 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | +1 | Keon Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-6 |
| 9:52 | | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:49 | | Ziaire Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Rui Hachimura kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:36 | | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Keon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | Ziaire Williams misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:26 | | Nic Claxton offensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | +2 | Nic Claxton makes two point tip dunk | 7-6 |
| 9:03 | | +3 | Max Christie makes three point jump shot (Rui Hachimura assists) | 7-9 |
| 8:53 | | +3 | Noah Clowney makes three point jump shot (Ben Simmons assists) | 10-9 |
| 8:36 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Nets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | +2 | Keon Johnson makes two point driving finger roll layup (Ben Simmons assists) | 12-9 |
| 8:09 | | Ziaire Williams shooting foul (Max Christie draws the foul) | ||
| 8:09 | | Max Christie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:09 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | +1 | Max Christie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-10 |
| 7:51 | | +2 | Keon Johnson makes two point driving layup (Nic Claxton assists) | 14-10 |
| 7:51 | | Austin Reaves shooting foul (Keon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | +1 | Keon Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 15-10 |
| 7:34 | | Keon Johnson personal foul (Jaxson Hayes draws the foul) | ||
| 7:20 | | LeBron James misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:16 | | Nic Claxton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Keon Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving layup | 15-12 |
| 6:51 | | Noah Clowney turnover (bad pass) (Austin Reaves steals) | ||
| 6:47 | | Max Christie misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:43 | | LeBron James offensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | +3 | Max Christie makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 15-15 |
| 6:42 | | Nets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:20 | | Jalen Wilson misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 6:18 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point putback layup | ||
| 6:16 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:04 | | Jalen Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Noah Clowney misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Austin Reaves misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:23 | | Ben Simmons defensive rebound | ||
| 5:19 | | Ben Simmons turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:58 | | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Noah Clowney misses two point driving bank jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Jalen Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 4:04 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:48 | | Noah Clowney defensive rebound | ||
| 3:42 | | Ben Simmons misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point running layup | 15-17 |
| 3:33 | | Ben Simmons defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 3:12 | | +2 | Jalen Wilson makes two point driving layup | 17-17 |
| 2:55 | | Gabe Vincent turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 2:55 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:41 | | Trey Jemison III personal foul (D'Angelo Russell draws the foul) | ||
| 2:32 | | +2 | D'Angelo Russell makes two point driving layup (Day'Ron Sharpe assists) | 19-17 |
| 2:15 | | Max Christie misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | D'Angelo Russell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:00 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | +3 | Jalen Wilson makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Martin assists) | 22-17 |
| 1:33 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point stepback jump shot | 22-20 |
| 1:14 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:12 | | Day'Ron Sharpe offensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Trey Jemison III shooting foul (Day'Ron Sharpe draws the foul) | ||
| 1:12 | | Day'Ron Sharpe misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:12 | | Nets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | +1 | Day'Ron Sharpe makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-20 |
| 0:54 | | Tosan Evbuomwan shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 0:54 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-21 |
| 0:54 | | LeBron James misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:51 | | Tosan Evbuomwan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:30 | | Tosan Evbuomwan offensive rebound | ||
| 0:21 | | D'Angelo Russell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:18 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point stepback jump shot | 23-24 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Tosan Evbuomwan turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:28 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | D'Angelo Russell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | +3 | Tyrese Martin makes three point jump shot (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 26-24 |
| 10:56 | | LeBron James turnover (bad pass) (Tosan Evbuomwan steals) | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes two point running layup (D'Angelo Russell assists) | 28-24 |
| 10:27 | | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:08 | | +2 | Tosan Evbuomwan makes two point driving floating jump shot | 30-24 |
| 9:51 | | +2 | Gabe Vincent makes two point driving layup | 30-26 |
| 9:37 | | Trey Jemison III blocks D'Angelo Russell's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Trey Jemison III defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point running reverse layup (Shake Milton assists) | 30-28 |
| 9:11 | | Tyrese Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Trey Jemison III defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving layup | 30-30 |
| 8:50 | | Tyrese Martin turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 8:45 | | LeBron James turnover (out of bounds bad pass) |