Austin Reaves

2022 - 12 - 12

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Lakers: Austin Reaves defends LeBron James against critics (Silver Screen and Roll)

After knocking down a late clutch 3-pointer for the Lakers in Sunday's win over the Pistons, Austin Reaves spoke about his mindset late in the game knowing ...

Having a baseline of expectation from LeBron and knowing he’ll always make the right basketball play, as he did on Sunday, will go some way in helping them build that familiarity. I think it really just comes to that, comes down to knowing what we want to get into, knowing what everybody likes to do in situations and getting that untalked chemistry together and it feels good. And when it comes to his teammates, it gives them a sense of expectation for how the closing moments in games will play out. So, you know when you’re playing with him that he’s going to make the right basketball play and that’s what you want your leader to do, one of your best players to do. In theory, at least, it allows the Lakers to adapt more quickly and build chemistry with one another. Always one to make the right play late in games, LeBron never once considered forcing up a contested jumper but instead drew the defense and found the open player, helping the

Austin Reaves Defends LeBron James For Passing Him The Ball ... (Fadeaway World)

Austin Reaves came to LeBron James' defense after he opted to pass the ball to Reaves instead of taking the final shot.

Austin Reaves on LeBron James passing him the ball for a dagger ... (TalkBasket.net)

With 12 seconds left to play in the 4th quarter, Los Angeles held a 2-point advantage as LeBron James drove to the paint and passed it to Austin Reaves in ...

“Bron’s been very criticized his whole career for making the right basketball play late in games instead of forcing a shot,” Reaves said postgame. After the game he talked about how James has been criticized for not forcing a shot late in games and instead making the right play. It was a tight contest right till the end.

Austin Reaves speaks on LeBron James being criticized his whole ... (Lakers Daily)

With 12.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Detroit Pistons, LeBron James found Austin Reaves for a ...

Austin Reaves on getting the ball from LeBron for the final shot: "Bron's been criticized his whole career for making the right basketball play late in games instead of forcing a shot. He has become a key role player who contributes in multiple ways to the team. One exception seems to be Reaves, who has greatly improved that aspect of his game in his second NBA season. The affect you’ve had on basketball will last for generations to come! 76ers](https://lakersdaily.com/lakers-provide-status-updates-on-lebron-james-and-anthony-davis-for-matchup-vs-76ers/) 76ers](https://lakersdaily.com/austin-reaves-says-his-mom-is-going-to-be-frustrated-with-him-for-missing-clutch-free-throw-vs-76ers/) [Lakers’ starting lineup vs.

Three Lakers to Watch (The Game Haus)

When it comes to the Los Angeles Lakers this year, all eyes are always on LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook. While Troy Brown Jr, ...

During his four previous seasons with the San Antonio Spurs, Walker was known as a good player, but at times a bit inconsistent. As the season has progressed, Brown has become an integral part of the Lakers second unit. Coach Ham has been very open about his teams construction, Even though the Lakers lost, head coach Darvin Ham praised his team for doing everything they could. This year, he is averaging 29.1 minutes. When it comes to the Los Angeles Lakers this year, all eyes are always on LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook.

Skip Bayless surprised by LeBron James' 4th quarter decisions ... (Sportskeeda)

LeBron James logged his second-highest scoring performance of the season as the Lakers defeated the Detroit Pistons 124-117 at Little Caesars Arena on ...

In the same timespan, Westbrook has averaged 12.8 ppg and 8.2 assists per game. Davis also currently leads the league in rebounding, with 12.4 per game. Sadiq Bey added 14 points, shooting 4-for-8 from 3-point range, and rookie [Jaden Ivey](https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/jaden-ivey) added 16 points. Westbrook snapped his early-season woes after Ham reinstated his position on the team as a premier sixth-man. "I was also impressed that Darvin Ham said no to Russell Westbrook in the fourth quarter because Darvin Ham said, 'You've turned it over four times and you put up good numbers. 13, Davis has been averaging 32.0 points and 14.2 rebounds per game on 65.2% shooting, including 38.5% from 3-point range. [Golden State Warriors](https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/golden-state-warriors)' [Jordan Poole](https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/jordan-poole) at +350 coming in second. I am going to stick with the guys who are operating the offense cleanly, the way it should be operated.' ... The two things that have catalyzed this transformation are Anthony Davis' return to form and Lakers coach Darvin Ham's decision to bring Westbrook off the bench. ... Austin Reaves closed the deal. Austin Reaves scored nine crucial points on three 3-pointers. [Bojan Bogdanovic](https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/bojan-bogdanovic) scored a game-high 38 points and kept the Pistons (7-22) in the contest right till the end.