There's no better way for a struggling star to get it going than in a game against a bad team. This is exactly what Austin Reaves used to get back on the right track. On Friday night, Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers faced the floundering New Orleans Pelicans in NBA Cup action and came out on top, 118-104 — with Reaves putting up a team-high 31 points on 9-16 shooting from the field.

This game was such a far cry from Reaves' previous effort. He wasn't very good at all against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, as he tallied just 13 points on 4-12 shooting in an outing to forget for the entire team. He's been slowed down by a groin strain, and it looks like he's putting that completely in the rearview mirror with the way he put the Pelicans' defense through the ringer on Frid

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