LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic hit deep 3-pointers and fearlessly drove for layups. He flung a ridiculous behind-the-head assist to Austin Reaves. Doncic stared at the Dallas Mavericks’ bench a few times,

Former Lakers coach Phil Handy is someone who is trying to become one of those famous coaches who could potentially come back and lead the Lakers. He was an assistant in Los Angel

Luka Doncic hit deep 3-pointers and fearlessly drove for layups. He flung a ridiculous behind-the-head assist to Austin Reaves. Doncic stared at the Dallas Mavericks’ bench a few times, yet

Luka Dončić drained deep 3-pointers and fearlessly attacked the rim for layups. He even tossed a stunning behind-the-head assist to Austin Reaves. Throughout the night, Dončić flashed a few stares at the Dallas Mavericks' bench but also played with a smile,

Luka Doncic hit deep 3-pointers and fearlessly drove for layups. He flung a ridiculous behind-the-head assist to Austin Reaves. Doncic stared at the Dallas Mavericks’ bench a few times, yet also played with a smile on his face.

Luka Doncic hit deep 3-pointers and fearlessly drove for layups. He flung a ridiculous behind-the-head assist to Austin Reaves. Doncic stared at the Dallas Mavericks’ bench a few times, yet

The argument can be made, and has been, that the NBA regular season is too long. Many argue we don’t need 82 games to properly seed these teams for a compelling postseason, and continuing with this season’s length compromises the end-of-year product.

Austin Reaves is expected to lace up for the LA Lakers in their all-important matchup against the Dallas Mavericks at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday.

During the second quarter, Doncic drove the lane while being guarded by Kessler Edwards. As he got into the paint, Doncic suddenly flung the basketball backwards, behind his head, without looking, directly into the shooting pocket of Austin Reaves out on the perimeter.

The Los Angeles basketball rivalry was bound to get more interesting with Luka Dončić on the Lakers, and he delivered on Friday. The Slovenian star nearly set a new high in his Lakers career with 31 points against the Los Angeles Clippers,

According to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN, Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves will be day-to-day after an MRI revealed no serious injury. Reaves

Austin Reaves sustained a right calf injury during the first half of the Lakers' defeat of the Clippers and is scheduled to undergo an MRI scan Saturday.