Austin Reaves in Lakers’ win vs Timberwolves: 28 PTS, 1 REB, 16 AST, 2 STL in 40min
Austin Reaves in Lakers’ win vs Timberwolves: 28 PTS, 1 REB, 16 AST, 2 STL, 3 TO, 9-24 FG, 3-11 3PT, 7-7 FT in 40min
He hits the game winner floater
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401809991
Shoutout to Jake LaRavia also who had like 27 on 10-11 shooting
Ayton and Knecht played great too
Everyone played great for their expectations.
Well, except maybe Vando lol
Edit: to add onto my comment. Vando played good, he played within expectations. Like y’all mentioned, he got some good O-boards.
He’s just such a bad scorer, shame because other parts of his game are good
Vando rebounded well
Vando was great defensively. He didn’t score but he did a lot of the dirty work.
Well, he did get 12 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds. I’ll take it!
Vando is a specialist. He does his job well
You mean Trader Joe’s Marcus Smart
Just an all around team game. Reaves was setting everyone up he had all of the attention from Minnesota’s defense and he made them pay.
Somebody told me earlier on this very sub. “Reaves isn’t enough.”
Everyone’s waiting on Ayton’s first bad game out of 5 so they can jump in with “TOLD YOU SO”
Knecht actually looked good on defense.
And Dalton
Classic game of their life performance against the Wolves. He made Toppin blush tonight
About time LaRavia did something, he was hopeless against the Blazers two days ago.
I remember seeing a post or comment just last night from a Lakers fan how LaRavia should be cut because he is useless and not an nba player lol
Shout out to the lakers for giving up a 15 point lead in 6 minutes to give Austin a highlight reel shot
Actually tho this team raises my blood pressure
IKR. I was like, Just give it to Austin and he’ll figure it out.
He was gassed. 5 games in 7 nights is brutal
Seriously, he stopped even trying on defense in the last quarter, understandably. He’s been getting full court pressed every game like he’s Steph Curry.
I mean, he kinda is the black Steph Curry.
I feel so bad…
Give me a break this was the first close game this season lol
The Kings game was close, AR popped off and saved us.
It’s not a trend though it’s just a catch phrase that this guy has heard before and decided to use like this lakers team is constantly leaving games to the last shot lol
Yeah Reaves ran out of steam there and not a single other player on the roster atm is a threat as a ball handler. Was very reminiscent of our play off series honestly…
Coming from the Dodgers game then to that run, this day isn’t good for my health lol
Same. I was ready to be upset after watching both of my LA teams play subpar. They both still played subpar but the Lakers saved it at the buzzer. 😮💨
Not looking good for the dodgers tho… :(
At least we have Lakers basketball
I’m missing all these Reaves gems just to see the Dodgers lose the WS lol
This would have been such a disaster class without the buzzer beater. Like I was legit furious
Lakers straight up have the two coldest white boys in the game (Jokic is a horse)
Jokic is most definitely a white man, Luka and AR are white boys though, don’t ask me to elaborate
It’s a matter of girth isn’t it
Elaborate please😭
I think he just means they’re twinks
they’re twunks bro
Luka maybe Austin definitely not
What is a ..- you know what, I’m probably better off not knowing.
The bulls have a bunch of exciting whites
I’ve seen enough give him MVP and MIP
Can we compromise and let Jaime have MIP.
Jaime is nice.
no way Lakers took JHS over him and Pod right?
JHS ain’t good enough to be referred by his initials nor is it worth the effort spelling his name out.
Man when you put it like that 🤣 that’s cold
Let’s just call him Hood
Rodney Hood would like to have a word
schepheeno
I still remember the video of Rob calling JHS in the draft 🤢
Look up the NIL brand him and his mom started if you want a good laugh.
F.I.N.O
i guess failure was an option after all.
MIP is only allowed to go to top drafted rookies in their 2nd/3rd years based on how the voters choose lately
That means its likely Wemby’s award this time
So wemby is MVP, mip, and dopy?
Could really be the case depending on spurs seeding
Dpoy is 100% is if he stays healthy
Stop the count now!
I hate when lakers fans are right about their player
I have underrated Reaves, he’s him
The Memphis series we were like.. this can’t be real but I’ll take the ride. And what a ride it has been.
Come on, how can you underrate him when he got his first game winner against ya’ll?!
Wrong, that was against the Mavs as a Rookie!
Talen Horton-Tucker died for this
I have him as the best white boy laker boy in modern time
Many are saying this
He’s gotta be like top 5 all time white boy Laker
I mean if we’re not counting euro guys it’s definitely him, Jerry, and Mikan right? IMO he’s top 3
Is this Gail Goodrich erasure? Or is Reaves on that level?
Oh that’s a good call actually, maybe top 4 then lol
Weirdly AR and Gail kinda play similar
Wow you must be like 80
I’m not but my grandpa is. Well 85. We watch alot of ball together. He might be the oldest old head. He jokes that Jerry West’s redneck blood flows through Austin Reeves veins with Bron/Luka out but says Goodrich is a better comparison due to his ability to switch between playing on/off ball depending on the needs of West/Baylor/Wilt.
Like I said the man is old. Brings up old footage comparing their reverse layups. Grandpa’s got free time simce nana died and a sharp memory.
I love this so much, thanks for sharing
That’s awesome
Wait why aren’t we counting euro guys? Lmao
It depends, I don’t know if slavs count as white?
They count as white but not as “a white boy”
You’re not “a white boy” unless you look like you grew up eating ham & mayo sandwiches with the crusts cut off.
Why wouldn’t they?
Gail Goodrich
Mark Madsen disrespect.
Pau Gasol exists
Tan
No he’s kobes brother. Doesn’t count.
Pau prob takes that title
Should be in the MVP conversation unironically
If only the MVP was decided after 5 games
STOP THE COUNT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
I approve of this arrangement
It would be wild if they didn’t trade Luka and LeBron and rebuild the team around HIM.
He’s carrying the g league lakers to a winning record, this dude is a legit first option in this league and will 100 percent be an all star this year
Reaves is essentially who we needed and wondered if Kuzma might be.
Glad we got a chip with Kuz but Reaves is actually that guy.
his numbers are going way way down unless lebron takes a significant backseat scoring wise
Lebron gonna be 41 soon , he shouldn’t carry the team anymore. I would like to see Reeves as the second option and Lebron as third option
it could happen but that would actually be a huge decision from lebron to be alright with scoring like 18-20ppg because he’s averaged 25+ for like 20 years straight
Bron 25+ for 20 straight ended last year. Bron could’ve got it if he wanted to but didn’t force it. He settle to an off ball roll as soon as Luka came into town.
he averaged 24.5 man lol
24.5 to 20 is a big drop
Mans has sciatica
It just depends if he wants to play. A lebron going 20/8/5 a night is a great third option. Especially when you know that he can be a first option if needed.
LeBron was an all-NBA player last season—arguably 1st team at that— and was honestly the most impactful Laker in the playoff series against the Wolves. Idk what people like you mean by saying he should be demoted to “third option” as if he’s a selfish ball hog who’s stealing primacy from better players. Once Luka joined the team last season, he was more than willing to work off-ball and accommodate Luka, even focusing his energy towards being the lynch pin of a fairly stout Lakers defense—Thinking Basketball was quite high on his individual defense and overall impact last season.
Also if his sciatica acts up it’ll put restraints on his usage
He absolutely should do so and save himself for playoffs with Reaves playing like this
Has there ever been an undrafted player who is basically a top 5 MVP candidate in the league so far?
Closest I could ever think of is prime Ben Wallace
Not enough points for the casual espn watcher to pull an MVP
Let’s get about five times more games in before we start counting our chickens
If ESPN won’t reddit def won’t.
REAVES FOR MVP! REAVES FOR A THIRD TERM!!!
Ain’t Moses undrafted n won Back to back MVP in two different teams?
A great player to give a shout out, but kind of a technicality since he was drafted into the ABA straight Outta high school
Moses Malone?
Ye
He wasn’t drafted in the regular NBA draft, but he was drafted by the ABA and then drafted twice by NBA teams drafting existing ABA players.
Naz Reid.
Naz Reid
If this guy can’t be an All-Star I don’t know who can.
Depends on how much his stats scale back once Luka and LeBron come back.
He should be the second option even with LeBron back
AR is fucking blazing hot right now. Him and Luka are gonna feed families.
he wasn’t even thot this game. Actually he was completely cold shooting wise. Just made great plays the whole game as a playmaker though which should be the biggest sign that this isn’t just a hot stretch.
Pause.
I just know Wolves fans saw Rudy in that pick n roll and knew what was about to happen
It’s makes me so mad how bad of a clutch defender he is. Hes an above average perimeter defender for his position and I know he can make this plays but as soon as it goes to clutch time he’s an idiot
AR didn’t hesitate at all. He knew the switch was coming and right before they could switch in time boom he went for it and split the defense. Amazing read by AR.
All nba this season if Bron takes the backseat. Lakers having the best trio in the NBA is insane low key
Yeah but come finals so so much is going to depend on how much Ayton turns up
If there were 3 basketballs we’d be unstoppable.
this feels like a fever dream, linsanity 2.0
I mean, Lin came out of nowhere, we already knew AR was good
Yeah buddy went from crashing on couches to having stadiums of opposing teams chanting his name in like 3 weeks. It was completely unheard of and we will probably never see anything like it again
Reaves literally averaged 20 pts last year. The only real comparison is reaves also went undrafted but he has been more of a slow rise over the past few years
And he was doing this last season too. He had a 45 pt game without Luka and LeBron to beat a healthy pacers team. Season before he set his assist record beating a healthy Celtics without AD and LeBron. He has already shown he can scale up his usage without the stars!
Kenny Smith calling him Lin and saying the 51 came out of nowhere. Bro he had 45 last year and multiple 30 point games wdym
The biggest tell about AR’s ability to me is the fact that LeBron trusted him from the beginning in the biggest moments. That means he was balling the fuck out in practices and LeBron expected it to happen in games. And it has.
Linsanity wasn’t real or sustainable, reaves is real and sustainable
Looks like yall got the next Jalen Brunson
Like imagine if Jalen Brunson and Luka played together tho
Its so over u jinxed it we’re so cooked omg 💔💔💔
Perfect comp for Reaves. I’ve been saying it for a while. Austin reminds me of how I felt about Brunson after he dropped 42 on Utah in the playoffs with Dallas.
This shit looks way more sustainable which is the scary part
That’s so disrespectful to Austin.
It’s disrespectful to Lin too, Lin had a huge cultural impact. It wasn’t just ‘white boy big points’ it was an Ivy League Asian guy being the leading man in the NBA for a time.
Naw don’t disrespect him like that. That boy been balling for the last 3 years. He ain’t ever really got a chance to be the number 1 except for a few times last year.
Austin was not kidding when he stated that he is indeed HIM.
I can’t wait for Lakers 2nd and 3rd options to come back.
AUSTHIM MFKING REAVES!
Beast Mode and hits the GW too
MVP, MIP, All NBA, COPTY, FMVP fuck it give it all to him cause he’s muthafuckin HIM
You aight white boy
We rocking with Mark, cuz Mark rocks with us
he’s pretty good
We need our players back
We’re gonna have to have some serious Austin Reaves convos if he actually keeps up with these performances all season long.
Didn’t score 30, washed /s
I am honestly curious if there is a team that could take a flyer at him and make the Lakers an offer. At this point, its even hard to contextualize a value lower than Bridges on the bare minimum
The Magic 100% is trying, he’s such a perfect fit for them. I think Lakers believe in the Luka/AR pairing long term though and I want to believe too
I think AR is perfect for the magic, but idk what I’d even want from the magic. What do you think would be good?
Wagner and Suggs
This dude might just be the next Jalen Brunson, incredibly similar career progression. I love Austin man us lakers fans are spoiled as hell this season
HIM
Fucking he’ll
Reavesanity continues
AR is a monster. God damn
AUSTHIMMMMMMM
Coolest white boy in town
Reaves can be insane on a team where he’s given the keys. Do the lakers ever entertain a trade where they can get infinite assets while the value is high?
They should trade him for Anthony Davis Max Christie and a first
We been saying this guy is better than a few first options in the league rn. They asked how would he fare without Bron and Luka. Well, here is your answer.
MVP Reaves.
And one game-winner
Jeremy Lin for white people
ALLSTAR HIM ALL NBA HIM THROW HIM THE MAX HES TOO GOOD
Only 3 TO
4 headed cream beast
Rough shooting night from the GOAT but the assist numbers and buzzer beater more than makes up for it.
I know bro is mad tireddd
Was gonna poopoo on the percentages but 16 AST on 3 TO is pretty sick ngl
REEVESANITY
himsanity
Luka ar offense bron play d and pass the ball take easy lay ups easy win soon tm
Rough shooting tonight but his playmaking was awesome, and of course the game winner
he is, in fact, him
Damn that guy is solid. He is a really great clutch player.
Austin I like you just never play my team again
Dallas Cooper Flag or Austin Reaves
Lakers going to have to give him the max this summer.
Mavericks should have traded Luka for AD and reaves. That would have been a much more fair trade.
AustHIM Reaves, you say?
9⁄24 🔥