Austin Reaves believes that regardless of the win, the Los Angeles Lakers received away towards the Dallas Mavericks.
The Los Angeles Lakers simply defeated the Dallas Mavericks 107-99. All eyes have been on Luka Doncic, who performed towards his former workforce for the primary time.
He didn’t have the very best scoring evening however nonetheless walked away with a 19-15-12 triple-double. After the sport, Luka Doncic mirrored on struggling along with his feelings towards the Mavericks. LeBron James additionally confirmed out with a 27-point masterclass.
Kendrick Perkins gave his verdict on the Luka-LeBron pairing, and Lakers followers couldn’t agree extra with him.
However Austin Reaves believes the Lakers have room for enchancment, and didn’t present their true energy towards the Mavericks tonight.
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Talking after the sport, Austin Reaves addressed the Lakers’ win over the Mavericks. He famous that the workforce didn’t play very effectively in any respect.
Nonetheless, he did reward the squad for locking in late within the sport, and securing what at one level appeared like an unlikely win.
“We simply related as a gaggle. We realized we didn’t play very effectively tonight… You gotta win the sport, no matter how the three quarters have went. Simply lock in and win the sport.”
“He [Doncic] made some large performs. Down the stretch, passing the ball to LeBron. He was unimaginable tonight. We gotta proceed to develop that relationship with the entire unit. But it surely’s at all times good to win.
Reaves is a participant who understands and encapsulates the profitable tradition and excessive requirements of the Los Angeles Lakers. So it’s no shock that he wasn’t impressed with the efficiency, regardless of the victory.
The Lakers received a win on a giant evening for Luka Doncic. However he wasn’t the one participant taking over his former workforce.
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Throughout the identical interview, Austin Reaves was requested about dealing with Anthony Davis and Max Christie tonight, Regardless of AD not taking the court docket, Reaves had nothing however love for them each.
He acknowledged the ‘wars’ they went by means of collectively and confirmed them nice respect as gamers, professionals, and buddies.
“I like these two guys. We spent quite a lot of time collectively and went to battle collectively loads of occasions. I’ve nothing however love and respect for these guys. I need to see them achieve success.”
Clearly, there is no such thing as a animosity between the present Lakers stars and the 2 gamers who received traded to the Mavericks.
Contemplating he didn’t play tonight on account of harm, there might be quite a lot of anticipation the following time the Lakers face the Mavericks, particularly if Davis is on the court docket.
