Austin Reaves in his return tonight: 22 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK, 34 MIN
Austin Reaves in his return tonight: 22 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK, 3 TOV, 4-15 FG, 2-8 3P, 12-13 FT, 34 MIN
LeBron James 25/3/7/2 9-20 FG, 0-6 3P
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401869407
4⁄16 from the field and 12⁄13 from the free throw line is disgusting.
Generational whistle.
Reaves and Deni are the two biggest foul baiters in the league IMO
SGA and Luka foul bait but they take more “normal” attempts as well when you get anywhere near Reaves or Deni they’re trying to draw contact
Luka would still get his free throws if he were on any other team. If Reaves was on the Wizards instead of the Lakers i feel like his FTA would be cut in half
the Wizards
the Warriors* you mean? They have the worst FT disparity in the play-by-play era, -4,823 FT differential since 1996. The Wizards is -1,235 for comparison.
You dont need to pull a victim card every time bro, its okay
I’d throw Jimmy in the Reeves and Deni tier.
The one where he tried a one legged runner to try and foul bait almost made me punch my screen
Deni is ridiculously shifty, you can’t guard him without fouling
Luka and Reaves on the other hand are out of shape and have to flop to get a breather
What? Reaves is more shifty than Deni and it’s not even particularly close
Reaves can’t even run a 6 minute mile
dudes just be saying shit lmao
U right I was just ragebaiting
Reaves is shifty as hell lol what are you on about
Yeah 22 on 15 shots seems fine but then you see 4⁄15 like?!?!?! 12FTs…geez. He looks rusty af
He doesn’t look rusty where it matters
The grifting is warmed up and ready to go
Yeah but that logo 3 clip looked cool.
He actually stepped backcourt so it shouldn’t have even counted
One of the things of all time is seeing lakers fans on this sub complain about the thunder shooting FTs when they have this guy.
They get mad cause OKC can actually make their FTs. It’s why they always bring up FTM stat instead of FTA.
He legit has a better whistle than most superstars and thats including lebron
I was saying this in the game thread, AR get touch fouls while Lebron can’t get a whistle for arm swipes. NBA refs are so fucking weird.
Refs carried Lakers and they still lost 🤣
Refs had decent discipline tbh bc I felt like he was flopping or flailing half his possessions.
I don’t even know how he got the whistle. Only a few players get them in the playoffs.
Imagine if Paolo could hit free throws like that
I dislike FT merchants when it’s flopping but when its high IQ baiting like him and peak harden low key love it. Those first 3 FTs were so good
Hm
Not directed at your SGA the only people I consider egregious floppers are sengun and jokic
SGA numbers
Would never shoot 25% in a 22pt performance lmao
Didn’t he just shoot 27% in a 25 point performance?
Maybe by game 7 he won’t be smoking the layups and bricking the 3’s.
Leaving his FT out of title is hilarious. Man shot 25%.
This man gets the most favourable calls for a non Superstar, he never gets enough hate for how he foul baits.
Nearly every drive is a foul.
He’s white. It’ll be very tough for him to get online hate.
If sga did that all the memes would come out
Same thing with Luka and Harden even though they do the same stuff, including being fat
The big difference here is that Luka played for Real Madrid as a kid, one of the biggest clubs, gaining massive following there as an 18 year old MVP playing against grown as men.
Another big part is that Luka doesnt choke on his beard every postseason, I love Harden as a player, but a lot of slander comes from his playoff woes.
I promise you nobody on fucking R/NBA or NBATwitter gives a flying fuck about who he played for in Europe. Most folks don’t even know where Madrid is let alone the fact they have a basketball team.
Perk, take a rest
I guess, if you don’t consider any foreign born players white.
I mean Luka and Jokic, especially, have pretty amazing fan PR
he never gets enough hate
I mean, what’s enough hate lol – his FTs and whistle are brought up constantly. Do we need a daily thread to shit on his foul grifting?
Yes
Yes.
Guess I’d rather choose to celebrate the awesome things about basketball than spend my energy hating on the shitty things. 🤷♂️
Good for you dog. Not everyone is content ignoring shitty things forever.
Foul baiters,Push offs, traveling and carrying are huge problem in the Nba.
I dont even blame the refs anymore, even if they change the rule players will find a loop hole to manipulate certain moves, these things need to be called out.
I celebrate the Nba thats why i put energy in hating certain aspects of it.
Reaves is an undrated players who gets calls prime Lebron or Steph dont even get.
How did this comment get downvoted? I have nothing against Reaves but without doubt he is one of the worst foul baiters in the nba and it’s awful to watch.
That’s what I was thinking, actively agonizing over the game seeing how poorly he was playing but just bailed out at the line. Sure there was some legitimate fouls, always is, but man that LA whistle is something… even 22 points for Bron on a line that if his name was Harden would have had people saying he’s a bum and fraud
Man has also been out for 3 weeks, he’s still not 100% and was rusty. You should know how hard it is to get going especially in the playoffs seeing how Ant was playing before he went down.
Lebron did well up until late but couldn’t finish the comeback in the clutch, rough end there
16 FT while going 4⁄16 FG damn
Flop some more Austin, that’ll help
The most unethical basketball I’ve ever seen
Basketball terrorist whistle
If he gets paid big lakers window closes, hes maybe better shipped to the east, hes probably the worst defender on lakers , he almost goes invisible against tough defense, which is every playoff team in the west.
Ship him to pistons and get some nice package imo.
He’s been underpaid last few years tbf and was almost certainly rusty and might have come back a bit early so I wouldn’t overreact. His lack of athleticism and defense are a concern but he’s still a pretty good player.
Honestly Lakers and Pistons can swap Reaves and Duren
See now we talking crazy. AR in the first game back off injury shooting like shit still outperforming Duren
Reaves is way better than duren, ayton is playing better than duren, they have to give up picks and some good roleplayers
To be fair, this is Duren’s first playoffs, let alone his real first leap. I don’t think it’s too far-fetched to say that he still is developing. If we are talking about shipping, then you don’t really compare both versions of them now.
Lakers don’t do that unless they get Duren plus more first round picks. Otherwise it’d be robbery given Reaves would easily be the 1B that Cade needs.
I think hes a bit overrated, I remember watching him face my team 5 times last year. But have a bit of grace bro its his first game back in a .month. compare game 4 to game 5 joell yesterday. Let him warm up
Imagine being the worst defender on a team Luka is on.
he almost goes invisible against tough defense
Austin in 18 games played against the top 10 teams in defensive rating this year: 21ppg, 4rpg, 6apg on 47/33/89 splits. That’s invisible?
Stats for reference: https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask?q=austin+reaves+stats+against+the+thunder%2C+pistons%2C+spurs%2C+celtics%2C+raptors%2C+rockets%2C+knicks%2C+timberwolves%2C+suns+and+hawks+this+year
Shit Gilgeous-Alexander
Couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn
22 points on 4 made fgs is phenomenal
Hillbilly SGA. Truly a disgusting player to watch
Unwatchable
Rough game, if he get back to his grove should be over in 6
Austin “Deni Avdija” Reaves had an EFFICIENT 4⁄16 and 12 points on the freethrow line 😤😤🔥🔥
when he sucks again in game 6 they should sit him with a fake injury in game 7
For a first game off of injury, I’d say he did pretty good. If Kennard hit a shot and Smart turned the ball over like one less time, Lakers woulda won this
Bro he was ass last year in the playoffs too lmao
I know playoff chokers when I see them - trust me, I’m (unfortunately) an expert
He had turf toe, something that fully took Darius Garland out of the playoffs. Are we deadass right now? He was not the problem with the Lakers tonight, all those damn turnovers from Smart and Kennard not hitting shit was more of a problem.
Reaves had multiple go ahead wide open 3’s at the end of the game to tie it. Multiple.
You get paid to make shots. It’s a make or miss league - especially when they’re wide ass open
LeBron and Luke were both clanking too. It be like that. This is literally one game, and again, Austin was not the problem with the offense. The ball handling was noticeably better when he was taking it up the floor compared to Smart and sometimes LeBron. Why are you acting like he’s got superstar expectations or something? He’s the second or third option coming off of injury against a good defensive team, were you expecting him to drop 40?
Yes grove street 4 lyfe
Needed to work on his shooting with all that FT practice, fairs
Smoked some layups, the time missed was clear
still got that whistle
Im sorry I will never like his game its crunch time and he’s trying to foul bait. Giving up back 2 back 3s to Holiday
22 points with 12 free throws is crazy but if it was SGA y’all would be all over it lol
Are you blind? Everyone shits on Reaves for his flopping and foul baiting.
but if it was SGA
Strange isn’t it? Almost as if the expectations of a soon to be multi time MVP, NBA Champion and an undrafted player are completely different, imagine that.
lol good job moving the goal post
I didn’t move shit, both players should be roasted for it. SGA would catch more flak because he’s obviously a much better player, and honestly a player that’s good enough even without the whistle.
When he took a three on a 4 on 1 after rockets turned it over, i could’ve turned the game off
4-15 from the field and -5
Just another playoff game for Reaves.
The Lakers are just better without Reaves. He’s like a foul baiting offensive black hole with zero defense when he plays. I’m sorry Lakers fans, but it’s the truth. You can’t have both him and Luka sharing a backcourt together in the future and expect to win anything.
he needs a team with elite defense and other max players aound him and on a luka led team he should be a 6th man if were being honest
lmao
Brother, he just came back from injury and has the second highest in points and assists. Wild ass takeaway
He hasn’t really been good in the playoffs for a few years now and the fit next to Luka is still sketchy. Lakers should absolutely be careful about paying him
Highest scoring backcourt in the league, but sure. How fast we are to forget about what they looked like in March based on one game. Coming into the playoffs cold is gonna be rough for anyone, he still willed his way to being the second highest in points and assists. Y’all are acting like he was looking like Jalen Duren out there
Dame and CJ were also the highest scoring backcourt at one point too…
Luka Doncic is the X factor that makes this duo better than that one
He’s absolutely USELESS against good defenses. Great against tanking teams though. Never want to hear Lakers fans say this guy is a stud again lol
Worst archetype for a role player. High usage, inefficient, and one of the worst defenders in the league.
He is the most insufferable player to watch rn
Sga?
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Y’all need him as a shot maker. Bron is old …
Yes, but he was the only one with any offense in the 4th, which is crazy
Why did the Lakers stop giving Kennard the ball? He was the primary ballhandler in games 1-3 but these last 2 games he brings up the ball and instantly gives it up to Bron or Smart
It’s not a reaggravation injury. Tired of seeing this shit
It’s not gonna get any better if you keep straining it though would it?
Shout Deandre Ayton tho
I wonder if people will react the same way to this they did for Deni
Deni is way different
How so? Disregarding all the off the court bs. I personally could care less about how many free throws a player takes, but tell me how this game from AR is different from Deni’s a week ago
Sure. Deni is a way better at everything than Austin Reeves. That’s the difference.
disgusting
4⁄16, that’s disgusting 😵
Just a disgusting brand of basketball
No Laker fan can truly tell me you enjoy watching him play
Not a very good performance despite the totals. Missed a lot of open shots, and some very costly turnovers
When you only shoot 4 balls but get 22 points
his first shift was great, the rest was pretty bad
Yall do this with stats all the time. This was a bad game. It was expected-he’s been out for months-but it was a bad game.
This is why you can’t solely trust stat lines without watching. And also why basic math is your friend: 4 of 15 is not a ratio you want.
He almost never shows up in playoffs
Most obvious 6 man on a contender
This lakers team is absolute trash, hope they lose so they don’t get sweeped by okc.