In an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Lakers won 107-104 on the road to the Lone Rangers, the scores of both sides in this game have always been very anxious, and there is no victory or defeat in the regular time, and the player who stood up in the last moment of overtime is not the Lakers' big three, but the young Reeves, who received a pass from Westbrook when he had 0.9 seconds left in the game, and hit the three-pointer steadily to help the Lakers win.
Throughout the game, Reeves played 32 minutes off the bench, shooting 5 of 6 all three-pointers, and had 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, including scoring, rebounding and three-point shooting, which set a new career high. Arguably, this is the brightest moment of his current career.
According to the data, the last rookie to hit the winning three-pointer in the last 10 seconds of overtime was chased by Durant 14 years ago, who hit the arc-top whistle three-point kill in overtime against the Hawks in November 2007. In the Lakers locker room after the game, teammates gave Reeves a splash of water, and James also gave him the ball for the game.
Reeve's performance was also praised by the Lakers' Big Three, james called Rivers proud; thick eyebrows said it was a great shot, Reeves was like a sponge, always trying to play and make the right choices; Westbrook said that he had been watching Reeve when he was playing for the University of Oklahoma, and he was a good pitcher.
In an interview, Reeves said that it was a team victory, and That Westbrook's pass was so good that he had few choices left in the game to take a shot. It is worth mentioning that Reeves had been staying in the hotel booked by the Lakers until this month, and did not move to a new residence until this month. Reeves added, "In Los Angeles, I need $5,000 to rent an apartment, and it's really painful. ”
Reeves is this year's lost draft, once played for the Development League South Bay Lakers, at the beginning of this season, the Lakers gave him a two-year contract, he has also become a highlight of the Lakers bench this season, currently averaging 5.8 points + 2.5 rebounds + 1.1 assists per game, three-point shooting rate of 39%, ranking second in the team in 100 rounds of net win points, also known as "Country Mamba" by fans.