LeBron James scored 40 points, including eight straight in a fourth-quarter surge, and Austin Reaves had 32 as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-102 on Thursday night. The Lakers were without guard Luka Doncic,

Guard Austin Reaves, who had a stellar game of his own with 32 points and seven assists, said the NBA's all-time leading scorer "doesn't have anything else to prove." Head coach JJ Redick was similarly effusive and made it clear he wasn't "glazing" the superstar.

Austin Reaves drops a behind the back dime to LeBron James in transition and 1. Austin Reaves drops a behind the back dime to LeBron James in transition and 1

Austin Reaves leaves it behind the back to a trailing LeBron James for the and 1 layup. Austin Reaves leaves it behind the back to a trailing LeBron James for the and 1 layup

Before Austin Reaves emerged as a core player on the Los Angeles Lakers, he was an undrafted free from rural Arkansas. He was overlooked in the draft by scouts who thought he wasn't athletic or big enough,

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

As James underwent an on-court interview following his masterful outing, Reaves crashed into the frame, yelling out LeBron's point total before delivering a hilarious NSFW message: "Old a--!"

Austin Reaves does not see why anybody is still doubting LeBron James. In his mind, anybody still doubting James after the Los Angeles Lakers’ gritty win over the Portland Trail Blazers is merely a Michael Jordan supporter.

Austin Reaves on LeBron James’ 40 point game tonight on the 2nd night of a back-to-back at 40 years old: “He really doesn’t have anything else to prove. And if people say he does,

LeBron James came clean while addressing the controversial technical foul handed over to Austin Reaves that later ended with ejection.

LeBron James turned 40 in December. Most athletes his age are coaching AAU teams or commentating from a studio. But on Monday night, James did something no NBA player his age has ever done; dropped 40 points in a regular-season game,