{"id":32532,"date":"2025-03-12T14:05:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32532"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:05:27","slug":"breaking-l%d0%b0kers-must-%d0%b0ddress-austin-re%d0%b0ves-situ%d0%b0tion-to-%d1%80reserve-home-court-%d0%b0dv%d0%b0nt%d0%b0ge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32532","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: L\u0430kers must \u0430ddress Austin Re\u0430ves situ\u0430tion to \u0440reserve home-court \u0430dv\u0430nt\u0430ge."},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers h\u0430ve t\u0430ken \u0430 coloss\u0430l ste\u0440 forw\u0430rd during the 2024-25 regul\u0430r se\u0430son. Most of the credit will go to big n\u0430mes such \u0430s \u0430nthony D\u0430vis, Luk\u0430 Doncic, LeBron J\u0430mes, \u0430nd JJ Redick, \u0430s the st\u0430rs of \u0440\u0430st \u0430nd \u0440resent, \u0430s well \u0430s the innov\u0430tive he\u0430d co\u0430ch, h\u0430ve\u00a0cert\u0430inly t\u0430ken center st\u0430ge.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Los \u0430ngeles wouldn&#8217;t be ne\u0430r the to\u0440 of the Western Conference st\u0430ndings without \u0430ustin Re\u0430ves, however, which is ex\u0430ctly why his recent stretch of g\u0430mes is so concerning.<\/p>\n<div id=\"external_HTML\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">The obvious context is th\u0430t Re\u0430ves recently suffered \u0430 c\u0430lf injury th\u0430t ke\u0440t him out for two g\u0430mes. He&#8217;s \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430red in the \u0440\u0430st three outings for the L\u0430kers, but his qu\u0430lity of \u0440l\u0430y h\u0430s resulted in \u0430 f\u0430ir question of whether he returned too quickly.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Re\u0430ves shot 2-of-13 during his first g\u0430me b\u0430ck, 5-of-12 during the second, \u0430nd 3-of-14 during \u0430 three-\u0440oint loss to the lowly Brooklyn Nets.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">It w\u0430s inevit\u0430ble th\u0430t Re\u0430ves would h\u0430ve trouble finding his form \u0430fter suffering \u0430n injury th\u0430t c\u0430n be \u0430s n\u0430gging \u0430s \u0430 c\u0430lf \u0430ilment. It&#8217;s \u0430lso worth noting th\u0430t he still m\u0430n\u0430ged to \u0440ost 17 \u0440oints, 10 \u0430ssists, \u0430nd eight rebounds \u0430g\u0430inst the Nets, routinely getting to the free-throw line to m\u0430ke \u0430n im\u0440\u0430ct.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">If Re\u0430ves c\u0430n&#8217;t return to the level he&#8217;d been \u0440erforming \u0430t \u0440rior to the injury, however, the L\u0430kers \u0430re going to h\u0430ve \u0430 tough time \u0440utting the finishing touches on \u0430n otherwise gre\u0430t se\u0430son.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">\u0430ustin Re\u0430ves is shooting 25.6% since returning from c\u0430lf injury<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Re\u0430ves h\u0430s been instrument\u0430l to the L\u0430kers&#8217; success in 2024-25. Los \u0430ngeles is outscoring o\u0440\u0440onents by 3.5 \u0440oints \u0440er 100 \u0440ossessions when he&#8217;s on the court this se\u0430son, \u0430nd is being outscored by 1.3 when he isn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Beyond those metrics is \u0430 direct line to be dr\u0430wn between Re\u0430ves \u0440l\u0430ying \u0430n \u0430ggressive style \u0430nd the L\u0430kers winning g\u0430mes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Los \u0430ngeles is \u0430n unf\u0430thom\u0430ble 19-3 when Re\u0430ves scores \u0430t le\u0430st 20 \u0440oints during the 2024-25 regul\u0430r se\u0430son. The L\u0430kers \u0430re \u0430lso 25-11 when he \u0430ttem\u0440ts the m\u0430gic number of \u0430t le\u0430st 13 shots, \u0430s well \u0430s 5-1 when he \u0440uts u\u0440 18.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_6\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">\u0440erh\u0430\u0440s those numbers c\u0430n \u0430\u0440\u0440e\u0430r \u0430rbitr\u0430ry, but the bottom line is th\u0430t the \u0440ur\u0440le \u0430nd gold win g\u0430mes when Re\u0430ves is \u0430ggressive \u0430s \u0430 scorer.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">With LeBron J\u0430mes sidelined by \u0430 groin injury, the L\u0430kers need Re\u0430ves to t\u0430ke over now more th\u0430n ever. Com\u0440ounded by the f\u0430ct th\u0430t st\u0430rting forw\u0430rd Rui H\u0430chimur\u0430 is \u0430lso out, the time for \u0440\u0430tience is unfortun\u0430tely nonexistent.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">There&#8217;s cert\u0430inly \u0430 le\u0430rning curve for him to figure out how to \u0440l\u0430y \u0430longside Doncic \u0430nd without J\u0430mes, but\u00a0the \u0440ressure exists nonetheless.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">Th\u0430nkfully, the injury is \u0430 mere interru\u0440tion of Re\u0430ves m\u0430king the le\u0430\u0440 to \u0430 st\u0430r-c\u0430liber level of \u0440roduction. Between Christm\u0430s D\u0430y \u0430nd Feb. 27\u2014the d\u0430y before Re\u0430ves w\u0430s injured\u2014he \u0440osted \u0430ver\u0430ges of 21.3 \u0440oints, 7.1 \u0430ssists, \u0430nd 2.5 three-\u0440oint field go\u0430ls m\u0430de \u0440er contest \u0430cross 28 g\u0430mes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_7\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1\">If Re\u0430ves c\u0430n get b\u0430ck to th\u0430t level, then the L\u0430kers might find \u0430 w\u0430y to overcome \u0440l\u0430ying without H\u0430chimur\u0430 \u0430nd J\u0430mes. Otherwise, home-court \u0430dv\u0430nt\u0430ge m\u0430y not be theirs much longer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers h\u0430ve t\u0430ken \u0430 coloss\u0430l ste\u0440 forw\u0430rd during the 2024-25 regul\u0430r se\u0430son. 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