On December 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Lakers defeated the Lone Rangers 107-104 through overtime. In this game, the two sides played a draw in succession in the last moment, and the final fatal blow was not James, Thick Brow or Westbrook, but a losing draft - Reeves.
Reeves, born in 1998, was the loser of this year's draft, and he originally had the potential to be selected in the second round, but Reeves himself spoke early and only wanted to go to the Lakers. At first, he only got a two-way contract, but then he relied on his excellent performance to get the opportunity to turn around and stay in the team. So far this season, Reeves has averaged 5.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
Although the data is not remarkable, But Reeves's defensive efficiency value is the first in the whole team (not counting Khufu who only played one game for the Lakers and Dunbua, who has been cut), and the offensive efficiency value ranks 5th in the whole team, which can be described as both offensive and defensive. So after his comeback, Vogel spoke early that he would give the lost draft a heavy role.
As it turns out, Vogel didn't look at the wrong person. In this game, Reeves not only worked the defensive end, but also projected steadily on the offensive end, shooting 5 of 6 from outside the three-point range, cutting down 15 points and 7 rebounds, and was the only Lakers player outside the Big Three to score in double figures.
Especially in the last moment of overtime, Reeves was just hit by the opponent on his head to hit the magical three-pointer (from the slow-motion replay, it is the thick eyebrow brother to help prevent leaks, Reeves in time to make up for the defense, but still failed to cover the opponent), but immediately "will make up for it", shooting a big heart to kill the three-pointer, such a plot, it is really unexpected, the big three after the game also excited to embrace Reeves into his arms.
From the current situation, Reeves is the most needed 3D player for the Lakers, and as a newcomer, he dares to fight and fight, and it is also a great advantage that Vogel should continue to give him heavy use in the future.