On March 20, Beijing time, the Lakers defeated the Magic 111-105 at home.
In this game, the number of free throws made by young player Austin Reeves once again caused controversy after the game.
He played 30 minutes off the bench, scoring 35 points on 9-of-14 shooting, grabbing six rebounds and providing six assists.
In terms of free throws, Reeves made a total of 18 shots, a game-high, more than the superstar player with thick eyebrows.
After he hit 2+1 with five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Magic champion Banchero was puzzled and shook his head helplessly.
Since the Celtics James fell to his knees, the Lakers' free throw count began to skyrocket.
At present, the Purple and Gold Army are averaging 26.2 free throws per game, ranking first in the league.
As for Reeves, the protagonist of this article, his number of free throws is even more interesting.
During February, he made eight appearances, making a total of 23 free throws, averaging just 2.8 per game.
But since March, Reeves has played 10 games and has accumulated 77 free throws, averaging 7.7 per game, nearly tripling...
In the past five games, Reeves has made a staggering 48 free throws...
In today's victory over the Magic, he made 18 free throws, one more than the entire team (17)...
You know, he is not a player who is known for breaking through, and the proportion of points in the box is not high.
But in this case, Reeves can still get the favor of the referee and get a lot of free throws, which is very puzzling.
Whether the league is deliberately paving the way for the Lakers' playoff tickets is unknown.
But what is certain is that this offseason, Reeves' big contract will definitely not run.
His racing attitude and personal ability are at least middle-class annual salaries in free agency, even tens of millions of contracts.
Even if the Lakers are unwilling to offer high salaries, there will be other teams rushing to ask for it.
Brothers, how big do you think Reeves can get off the offseason?