For just the second time this season, the Los Angeles Lakers were able to stitch together two-straight wins, as they pulled off a thrilling 103-94 come-from-behind victory over the Chicago Bulls at home on Tuesday.

The Lakers, who also won against the Denver Nuggets last Sunday, 127-109, were down by as much as 19 early in the third quarter of the Chicago game but managed to turn things around, thanks in large part to the exploits of reserves Josh Hart and Julius Randle.

The pair’s combined effort wasn’t lost on Lakers head coach Luke Walton, who gave props to both Hart and Randle for sparking the comeback, per Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints.

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Josh  finished the game with only five points and three rebounds to go with an assist and a steal, but his stat line fails to paint his full impact on the Lakers. Hart’s aggressiveness during the 15 total minutes he spent on the floor injected energy to the Lakers, helping spark a big turnaround in the pivotal third quarter in which Los Angeles outscored the Bulls, 30-19.

Julius Randle, on the other hand, scored all of his 10 points in the second half. His presence was felt on the other side of the court, too, as he finished the contest with 10 rebounds and two blocks.

Hart, the former NCAA champion with Villanova and a winner of Big East Player of the Year Award, is playing in just 13.6 minutes per game, but, along with Randle, is part of the reason why the Lakers are tops in the league in bench scoring with 47.1 points per game.

Randle has been somewhat of a puzzle for Luke Walton, as the coach remains unsure how to manage the former Kentucky Wildcat’s minutes — whether to start him or continue using him off the bench. In any case, Julius Randle is doing a fantastic job, averaging 12.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game thus far.