Heading into Friday night, the Los Angeles Lakers were set to take on a rebuilding Brooklyn Nets who were coming off their worst loss in franchise history against the L.A.

Austin Reaves finished with 38 points and the Lakers held on for a 102-101 win after former guard D'Angelo Russell missed a three-pointer in the final seconds.

The Lakers seemed on their way to their fourth straight loss in the first half of Wednesday's game versus the Heat, but they turned the tide and won.

After the Lakers traded D’Angelo Russell back to the Nets, reports indicated that he was excited about the move. Russell is in the final year of his contract so should get plenty of opportunities to show what he can do in Brooklyn the rest of the year before heading into free agency.

Russell was traded to the Nets, along with Maxwell Lewis, in exchange for Dorian Finney-Smith and Shake Milton. Russell had struggled greatly this season with the Lakers and was b

From being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers to being traded to the Brooklyn Nets — and then repeating the same cycle eight years later — Russell has enjoyed iconic moments in the purple and gold and black and white.