Quote:
"He doesn't make mistakes. We don't look for him to score much but he's capable of doing it... He was on time and on target every time we found him."
LeBron lowkey criticizing Russ with that statement. However he really likes Reaves, it looks the Lakers have found their Caruso replacement.
Austin Reaves is a key role player for the Lakers.
He's been overlooked and should be in the starting lineup. Check his game log here:
It's pretty clear he is a better player than Bradley, Stanley Johnson, and Ariza. If we keep playing small ball, they need to start Reaves over one of AB, Johnson or Ariza.
Congrats Reaves!
| 107 - 104 |
| Box Scores: NBA & Yahoo |
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| GAME SUMMARY |
| Location: American Airlines Center(20270), Clock: |
| Officials: Brian Forte, Marat Kogut and James Williams |
|Team|Q1|Q2|Q3|Q4|OT|Total| |:---|:--|:--|:--|:--|:--| |Los Angeles Lakers|33|14|26|20|14|107| |Dallas Mavericks|23|27|23|20|11|104|
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| TEAM STATS |
| Team | PTS | FG | FG% | 3P | 3P% | FT | FT% | OREB | TREB | AST | PF | STL | TO | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers | 107 | 39-90 | 43.3% | 15-39 | 38.5% | 14-18 | 77.8% | 4 | 46 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 104 | 39-98 | 39.8% | 12-44 | 27.3% | 14-17 | 82.4% | 8 | 51 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 11 | 3 |
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| PLAYER STATS |
Dude just kept hitting the 3's I guess. Pretty good win by the lakers considering the form they have been in this season. The Mavs lose with their star player out. 3 wins in a row for the lakers now.
#StartAustinReaves
I know it’s a bit of a meme and there’s obviously more to it than just Austin. But goddamn does he do all the things that you want out of a role player around on-ball stars …
Hey Ryen, 6-1 180, I have a friend who has a podcast that’s normally great but consistently has extremely boring interviews. How do I let him know to not do them?
Is it just a weird coincidence or is Reaves secretly the magic glue of this team? Reaves stands out as a young player with a lot of energy, decent defence and very good Basketball IQ. Lakers are 15-5 when he plays and 5-14 when he does not play. Personally I believe his hustle inspires the team to perform better. I just thought it was a pretty crazy stat, I needed to share.
Record with Reaves: https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/lakers-record-with-austin-reaves-in-2022
Record without Reaves: https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/lakers-record-without-austin-reaves-in-2022
As a comparison, they are 11-10 with Lebron and 5-7 without.
In a team with Lebron, Westbrook, AD and Melo, an undrafted rookie is currently the ultimate difference maker.
This if from a new article on The Ringer.
“The Detroit Pistons called when considering the no. 42 pick, telling Reaves’s camp that they’d draft him and offer him a two-way contract. Reaves’s camp told the Pistons not to draft him unless they were willing to offer guaranteed money. They had faith that Austin would find the right fit in terms of potential two-way opportunities after the draft, even if that meant not hearing his name called that night. Austin had faith, too.
“People live to get drafted,” Reaves says. “I would be lying if I said I didn’t want to get drafted. Everybody wants to get drafted. But hearing my name called that night was not as important as being in a good situation for myself.” “
Austin Reaves locks up Trae Young then hits him in the head with the ball to force the turnover.
Happened towards the end of the third
Just some positive things to look forward to.
We’re going to get the 4th seed and kick the shit out of the Nuggets again. AD and Dwight will make Jokic their bitch again.
Then we’ll overpower the Warriors (like we did in the play in with an injured roster) and beat the Bucks in the finals. I don’t know what you pessimists are talking about. Do some push-ups.
Kept refreshing and it has not been posted yet, had a great call from Ian as well. Something like "he'll thank god for that" or some sht, someone please help
