The Los Angeles Lakers picked up a 125-109 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, and with LeBron James missing time, many would expect Luka Doncic to step up and lead the way, but it was Austin Reaves who turned in the standout performance for the Lakers. His teammate, Jordan Goodwin, had some high praise after the game.
“I always liked AR, he came out of college and everything like that,” Jordan Goodwin said, via Spectrum SportsNet. “He’s our third option, but he’s better than most 1’s and most 2’s in the league, so we gotta keep putting respect on AR’s name, because he’s him. He’s one of them ones.”
Goodwin: “I always liked AR. He’s our 3rd option, but he’s better than most 1’s and most 2’s in the league, so we gotta keep putting respect on AR’s name.”
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Reaves scored 30 points on 12-of-21 shooing and 5-of-13 from three, while also grabbing seven rebounds and dishing out six assists. Goodwin spoke on how Reaves is able to step up when the Lakers need him.
“This is my first time playing with him, I guarded him for the other two years in the league,” Goodwin said. “So I had to match up with him and stuff like that. But it just shows, I mean he’s doing it when Luka and Bron was out, what did he have, 36? Show he can lead a team against the Denver Nuggets, so man he just that. And he keep getting better. He keep showing everything he got.”
When the Lakers are able to put James, Doncic and Reaves on the floor together, they have a lineup that has three great creators, and it presents a very dangerous task for defenses to guard.
As the Lakers wait for James to return, they sit at 42-25 with a big game against the Denver Nuggets approaching on Wednesday. The Lakers will look to win and strengthen their chances of getting the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
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