Austin Reaves Rumors

But, after shooting just 3-for-16 and coughing up a team-high four turnovers as the Los Angeles Lakers dropped Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals to the defending champs, Reaves admitted that context is meaningless at this point of the postseason. "I mean, nobody cares about that," Reaves said when asked about the challenge of ramping back to form after missing so much time. "I got to go out there and play better."

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On Tuesday, he was 0-for-5 from 3, failing to connect from deep for the third time in 29 career postseason games, according to ESPN Research. Two of those games have come this postseason. "He was out a month," LeBron James said when asked about Reaves' struggles. "We know he's going to make shots and make plays, but that's tough. ... Obviously we're trying to fast-track him, getting back on the floor and doing the things that he was doing before the injury. But he was out a month, so rightfully so, if he has some games where he's missing shots or whatever the case may be. "His presence alone helps us no matter what."

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Lakers Daily: Austin: "Once you make a couple of mental mistakes, it seems like they take advantage of every one of them. So just gotta be sharp every possession."

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Lakers Daily: Austin: "I got to my spots multiple times. I just missed a couple easy shots."

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Lakers Daily: LeBron on Austin: "He was out a month. We know he's gonna make shots and make plays. That's tough when you're out a month towards the end of the season. ... His presence alone helps us, no matter what."

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Lakers Daily: JJ on Austin: "He didn't play well, but he's gonna bounce back. He's a good player."

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Brandon Rahbar: Mark Daigneault on OKC’s defense on Austin Reaves: “I think we did a good job of just executing the plan on him. With him, you can’t give him any cracks… make him earn everything..” Reaves had 8 points on 3-16 shooting.

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Dave McMenamin: The Lakers lose Game 1, 108-90, after being outscored 39-25 in the last quarter and a half. LeBron 27 pts 6 ast; Rui 18 pts; Smart 12 pts on 4-of-15 shooting 7 ast 4 stl; Ayton 10 pts 11 reb; Reaves 8 pts on 3-of-16 4 ast. OKC bench outscored LAL reserves 34-15.

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StatMuse: Austin Reaves in Game 1: 3-16 FG 0-5 3P 3 buckets and 4 turnovers.

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Khobi Price: (Could you elaborate more on the things that you did to get yourself back on the court?) Austin Reaves: "A lot of treatment. A lot of treatment. I did not go with Luka to Europe. I will say that."

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Oh No He Didn't: Austin Reaves on LeBron James: "I just went over to him and was like you're insane. The stuff that you're doing is…not normal. Age, whatever, he's been in the league for 23 years, the way he demands a game it's impressive. I don't think that you can say into words how special he was...I'm just happy I don't have to play against him"

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Dave McMenamin: The Last Two Minute Report from Lakers-Rockets Game 5 upheld the charge on Eason being overturned to a block on Reaves. Given that there was already a video review last night, it is not surprising the L2M reflects correct officiating, in the NBA’s eyes

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Oh No He Didn't: Austin Reaves: "It's been a grind. I've been running around Los Angeles doing everything I could possibly do to get back to this moment. We've done it. Wish I played a little better, wish I made a couple more shots"

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Shams Charania: Lakers star Austin Reaves has been cleared to return for Game 5 against the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN.

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