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 teams.

Austin Reaves believes the Los Angeles Lakers' veteran superstar has nothing left to prove in the NBA, despite what his critics say

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.