On December 16, Beijing time, there were two kills in the NBA regular season. Let's start with the first game, where the Pelicans beat the Thunder 113-110. In the final 1.4 seconds of the game, Alexander of the Thunder hit a crucial three-pointer, and the two sides drew 110! Many people thought they were going to play overtime, pelicans Graham received the ball at the back, hit a super long-range three-pointer, and killed the Thunder!
Today's other game, the Lakers away to kill the Lone Ranger! In the final 15.2 seconds of overtime, the two teams fought 104-104, and the Lakers served in front. West rarely had a chance to shoot, but he didn't shoot himself, calmly distributing it to Reeves on the weak side. The latter hit a defensive three-pointer and gave his opponent only 0.9 seconds! The Lakers narrowly beat the Lone Rangers 107-104!
The final moments of this game were quite exciting! In the final 25 seconds of overtime, the two teams drew 101-101, and Westbrook hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner to help the Lakers lead 104-101. The Lone Ranger didn't hesitate, Kleber hit a key three-point shot, 104-104 draw! Westbrook shot one assist, which was the final moment Reeves's three-point kill...
This season, the Lakers have played a total of 6 overtime games, with 5 wins and 1 loss! Reeves was a big contributor to the Lakers' victory today, playing 32 minutes off the bench and scoring 15 points on 5-of-6 three-point range, a new NBA career scoring high! You know, Reeves, who holds an unprotected contract, has only earned $930,000 this season, which is not enough for a fraction of many superstars!
It's no exaggeration to say that this shootout could change Reeves' NBA career. Wei Shao came over and bumped his chest with him to celebrate, James and Thick Brow hugged this guy, and he was still watered in the dressing room! So far this season, Reeves has played in 17 games for the Lakers, averaging 19.7 minutes per game, 5.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists, and shooting 39% from three-point range!
From Nov. 9 to Nov. 29, Reeves didn't play for three weeks, being played by Vogel DNP. On December 11, the Lakers defeated the Thunder, and Reeves had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists on 4-of-7 shooting. Although his physical talent is not high, he does not have the ball on the offensive end, coupled with active defense, which is the perfect puzzle around the Lakers' big three.
Reeves, who lost the draft in 2021, was born in 1998 and is 23 years old this year. 1 meter 96 tall, 95 kilograms weight, positioned as a 3D player. This offseason, the Lakers first gave him a two-way contract with a salary of $460,000. By September, the Lakers signed him to a two-year unsecured contract, and this season's guaranteed part of the salary was only $100,000.
If he can stay on the team this season with a salary of $930,000, the Lakers are really worth signing him! Reeves, a senior at the University of Oklahoma, averaged 18.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists in his final college season. It is reasonable to say that the data is not bad, how can it be lost? At the draft, a team wanted to use the second round to draft Reeves, but he refused.
Why? Because Reeves had communicated with the Lakers beforehand and knew that the team wanted to give him a two-way contract. In order to join the Lakers, Reeves gave up the opportunity to be selected by other teams in the second round. In fact, in his senior year, Reeves shot only 30.5% from three-point range, but he adapted to the NBA's three-point line after a summer of hard work!
In this year's summer league, Reeves played in 7 games for the Lakers, averaging 7.6 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. At that time, the owner also thought it would be difficult for him to play in the Lakers, in fact I was punched in the face. At the beginning of the season, due to Tucker's absence due to injury, Reeves gained a lot of playing time and did not live up to Vogel's expectations of him.