Anthony Davis finishes with 36 points and 15 rebounds and Austin Reaves has 26 points and 16 assists with LeBron James out because of illness in a 132-122 win.

On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors by a score of 115-113 (on the road). They were also playing without D'Angelo Russell a

Austin Reaves was the hero for the Lakers at the end of their Christmas Day game versus the Warriors, but it wasn't the way the play was designed.

Austin Reaves knows he was once pegged as a long shot for the NBA, and that's why winning a game for the Lakers on Christmas means so much to him.

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off an epic NBA Christmas showdown against the Golden State Warriors, with LeBron James leading his team to another huge victo

Steph Curry rivalry was an instant classic. Curry scored 38 points, including a game-tying 3, but Austin Reaves' last-second layup gave the Lakers a 115-113 win. LeBron James led LA with 31 points.

AND ALSO A GOOD MORNING TO THE BALTIMORE RAVENS For the second part of the NFL's Christmas doubleheader, the Ravens were almost as good as Beyoncé's halftime show, and that means excellent. Baltimore thumped Houston 31-2 to take the AFC North lead over Pittsburgh.

With Anthony Davis spraining his ankle, the pressure was on LeBron James and Austin Reaves to carry the Los Angeles Lakers to a Christmas Day win over the Golden State Warriors.