On December 16, Beijing time, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Lone Rangers 107-104 in overtime and won three consecutive wins. The "360 combination" scored 20 points in this campaign, and Austin Reeves performed amazingly in this campaign, he played 32 minutes off the bench, 5 of 6 three-pointers, 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, scoring a new career high, and also hit a quasi-kill three-pointer at a critical moment to help the Lakers win the game.
As a losing draft, Reeves's performance in this campaign is indeed amazing, he has excellent ball quotient, dare to fight and do not occupy the ball, and 6 shots in this campaign are outside the three-point line. In overtime, Reeves first made a key steal to facilitate LeBron James's counter-attack dunk, and finally received a pass from Russell Westbrook to hit a three-pointer to end the game. Reeves returned to the dressing room after the game to not only get the ball for the game, but also enjoyed the treatment of being "watered" by his teammates, and the whole team warmly congratulated him on his outstanding performance.
Reeves won the praise of the Lakers general in this campaign, the whole team gathered around Reeves at the end of the game to celebrate excitedly, James also praised the young player, he said after the game that he was extremely proud and proud of Reeves. "Thick-browed" Anthony Davis praised Reeves' big heart performance after the game, saying that Reeves was like a sponge, absorbing all the information given to him by his teammates, not only playing hard, but always doing the right thing on the field. "It was a key shot, a testament to his hard work. The ball didn't even touch the net. It's too important, his shot is too important. Brother Thick Brow said.
Westbrook's performance in this campaign was also outstanding, and Lakers coach Frank Vogel said after the game that Westbrook's quasi-kill assist should also be treated as a crowd of celebrations. Speaking about Reeves' quasi-kill, Westbrook said reeves was a great shooter, bluntly saying that the shot was incredible and he was happy to enjoy the moment with Reeves.
As a lost draft this year, Reeves has often had amazing performances, not to mention that he has averaged only 5.3 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1 assist so far this season, but he has played smart and steady on the court, and now he has won Vogel's trust. In this offseason, the Lakers signed Reeves to a two-year, $2.49 million contract, which now seems to be very worthwhile. When Vogel talked about Reeves after the game, he praised the work of the Lakers' scouting department, allowing the team to discover this talent and also praise the team management for signing Reeves.
Vogel revealed that he communicated with Reeves after the game, not only praising Reeves's last quasi-kill, but also praising his performance throughout the game. 'That's what we like about him, he's a player who is both offensive and defensive and has always been excellent.' "He's a good defender, he's tall, his feet are fast, he's playing at both ends of the floor," Vogel said.
For his outstanding performance, Reeves was very modest after the game, saying that he was three points in this campaign thanks to his teammates passing a lot of good balls to him, giving him a good shot position, which is a great team victory. After the game, Reeves also thanked Westbrook, Lajean Rondo and Avery Bradley, the veterans of the team, saying that these veterans have always given him the confidence to shoot more shots. The season is still long, and Reeves has already won the trust of the team with his outstanding performances, and he has the opportunity to take on more of the game in this Sunset Red team.