Rui Hachimura backed up his historic performance in Game 1 for the Lakers against the Grizzlies with a strong Game 2 outing despite it coming in a loss. While he didn’t quite match his 29-point outburst and a career-high five 3-pointers, Hachimura did tally 20 points with a pair of long-range efforts, joining LeBron James as the only Lakers on the night to have at least 20 points.
In doing so, he did once again make history for the Lakers, becoming the first player since another franchise icon to have back-to-back 20-point games off the bench.