In the first half alone, Reaves scored 22 points, thanks to a last minute three-pointer, and notched 10 assists. He's just the second Lakers player in the play-by-play era to tall

With the Los Angeles Lakers being extremely shorthanded on Friday night, with Luka Doncic getting the night off on the second night of a back-to-back and LeBron James still dealing with a groin injury,

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 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.