On January 1, Beijing time, the Lakers used a 33-point game to beat the Blazers to end their entire journey in 2021, of which the young reeves who had just returned performed well. In this campaign, Reeves came off the bench for 26 minutes and scored 10 points, and when he could play this season, the Lakers' victory and defeat showed a huge contrast, which has undoubtedly become a barometer of the Lakers' victory and defeat.
As this year's NBA draft, Reeves received an olive branch from the Lakers and signed a two-year contract worth $2.49 million, but only $100,000 in the first season is guaranteed, which also means that he is in danger of being laid off by the Lakers at any time.
But Reeves used his efforts, as well as a good game, to win a rotation seat in the Lakers. Although Reeves once missed 7 consecutive games due to triggering the league's health and safety agreement, he came off the bench for 26 minutes, contributing 10 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal data on 3 of 7, becoming one of the Lakers' 7 players in double figures, and his performance was still quite good.
Reeves' comeback has witnessed a big win for the Lakers, and whether he appears this season has also become a barometer of the Lakers' victory and defeat.
When Reeves played in 18 games, the Lakers had a record of 13 wins and 5 losses, with a winning percentage of 72.2%.
When Reeves missed 19 games, the Lakers only had a 5-14 record, with a win rate as low as 26.3%.
Reeves has averaged 20.1 minutes per game this season, contributing 6.1 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.1 blocks, shooting nearly 50% from 49.3 percent, while shooting nearly 40 percent from 37.8 percent from three-point range and 90 percent from the free throw line.
Reeves is a very fighting player, he brought the energy and passion of the Lakers' youth on the court, and also killed the Lone Ranger in the last moment of December last year, becoming the masterpiece of his NBA career so far, and he has undoubtedly become one of the Lakers' bench fixed rotation players.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)