On March 19, Beijing time, the Lakers defeated the Raptors 128-123, ending a three-game losing streak. James had 36 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, and Westbrook had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and the two received a lot of praise. After the game, Lakers reporter Trudell praised the performance of rookie Austin Rivers, whose personal plus-minus in this game was +18, ranking first in the Lakers' team. In the 27 minutes he played, the Lakers won the opponent by 18 points, and in the 21 minutes he was not on the court, the Lakers lost to the opponent by 13 points. Although Reeves only performed 3-of-10, he contributed 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 0 turnovers, which was very comprehensive.
During the game, he once sent a god-level long pass to James, the ball flew across the court, fell accurately into the hands of James, and James scored with ease on the layup. The Lakers' official social media posted a video lamenting: "AR (Austin-Reeves) sent a 70-foot long pass. In the last 15.1 seconds of overtime, the Lakers led by two points, and Reeves defended well, stealing Barnes and completely ending the Raptors' hopes of overturning.
After winning this victory, the Lakers' record became 30 wins and 40 losses, still ranking ninth. Due to the obvious loss of more than wins and less, the vast majority of players in the Lakers are negative personal plus-minus, the data shows that in all the Lakers players who play at least 5 games, only two people have a positive or minus total, and the first is Reeves. Counting this game, Reeves has a plus-minus of +83, another is Munch, who has a plus-minus of +60, and the top three in the Lakers are Bradley (-149), Westbrook (-141) and James (-116).
Coincidentally, Reeves and Munch were still fellow countrymen, both born in Arkansas, USA. The two have played each other many times at the Regional Championships and the State Championships and have known each other for a long time. "I felt like there was a tacit understanding between us, and even an inexplicable sense of connection from the beginning," Reeves said of working with Munch. Munch, on the other hand, described him and Reeves bluntly: "Two bastards from Arkansas!" ”
Reeves is also a great teammate. Before the battle against the Raptors, he changed the social media avatar to a photo with Wei Shao, and used his own actions to support Wei Shao, who was in the turmoil.