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.

Friday night felt like a reunion of sorts for D’Angelo Russell, who made his first trip back to Los Angeles since being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in the deal for Dorian Finney-Smith.

D'Angelo Russell's time with the Los Angeles Lakers didn't end well and he is much happier now on the Brooklyn Nets. In his press conference after a 99-95 loss to the New York Knicks at Barclays Center,

Lakers guard Austin Reaves gave major credit to his former teammate D’Angelo Russell for helping him deal with the LA scrutiny.

The Los Angeles Lakers have only made one trade this year so far. They decided to ship out D'Angelo Russell in return for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. Milton has already fallen out of the rotation in Los Angeles. Finney-Smith has played in eight games since coming over in the trade and finally looks like he's getting comfortable.

The Brooklyn Nets announced that Nic Claxton is available for Wednesday's game at the Los Angeles Clippers. Cam Johnson and D'Angelo Russell are out.

On Sunday, the Los Angeles Lakers battle the Los Angeles Clippers at the Induit Dome in Inglewood. The franchises shared a building at the Crypto.com Arena from

Nets guard D'Angelo Russell seemingly holds a grudge against the Lakers for trading him twice within the span of a few years. After dropping 23 points and 10 assists in the Nets' 99-95 loss to the Knicks on Tuesday, Russell implied that he wasn't allowed to play "free basketball" during his multiple stints in Los Angeles.

The Clippers have their own home and are forging a new identity, but can Intuit Dome handle two teams showing up in their vehicles? It was a problem before.

Lakers head coach J.J. Redick expects Anthony Davis to return to action after dealing with plantar fasciitis. Read more at straitstimes.com.

At least this time, the Nets showed some heart. But they had it broken, falling 102-101 to the Lakers, aided by some endgame heroics from LeBron James.