Reaves' 32-point season high: 7 three-pointers set a career record, and the Lakers upset the Green Army
On February 2, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Lakers defeated the Celtics 114-105, ending a two-game losing streak. This game is the 300th meeting of the classic "yellow-green war", the Lakers' two major stars James and thick eyebrows hung up the waiver card at the same time, and the main rotation player Vanderbilt retired injured in the game, but the remnants of the Lakers still beat the Celtics who overturned the top of the league. This is inseparable from Reaves' outburst, who scored 32 points on 10-of-18 shooting from the field and 7-of-10 from three-point range, with a plus/minus of +16, becoming the hero of the Lakers' upset victory over the Celtics.
Reaves shone in the game, scoring 30+ points for the first time in the season to set a new season high, while hitting seven three-pointers to set a new career record. In stark contrast to him, the Celtics double-probe slump, with the two combining 12-of-34 and only 31 points combined, which is not as good as Reaves' contribution alone. It can be said that in this game, Reaves single-handedly overturned the Celtics on both offensive and defensive ends and ended the losing streak for the Lakers.
The Lakers got off to a disadvantage at the start without James and thick eyebrows, and were taken advantage of by their opponents. But Reaves quickly stepped up for the Lakers, and he scored 11 points on 3-of-5 three-pointers in a single quarter, teaming up with Van der Bilt and Hayes and other players to play offensive suppression, successfully overtaking the score and gradually widening the gap to double digits. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Celtics 28-25.
In the second quarter, the Celtics tried to close the gap, and the Lakers set off a 10-0 offensive surge after Wood's three-point shot to maintain their lead over the Celtics. Later, Reaves made another effort, hitting 2 three-pointers again in a single quarter, hitting 5 three-pointers in just half time to tie his career single-game three-point record, and ended the half with an excellent shooting performance for the Lakers 11-2, and entered the second half with a 14-point lead. At halftime, the Lakers led the Celtics 60-46, and Reaves had 19 points and three assists without any turnovers or fouls.
Yibian fights again. Reaves continued to play very aggressively from beyond the three-point line, not only causing fouls but also maintaining a hot outside touch, breaking his personal single-game three-point record and giving the Lakers a 16-point lead at most. The Celtics once relied on Pritchard and Tatum's consecutive three-pointers to chase six points, Christie, Hayes and Russell continued to rush to the basket, and the Lakers never gave their opponents a chance to overtake the score. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led the Celtics 88-78.
In the final quarter of the game, the Lakers still suppressed the Celtics at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, although the Celtics once again chased the difference to within 10 points, but the Lakers could always respond on the offensive end, and the Celtics never managed to erase the difference. The Celtics replaced their main team with 2:01 left in the game and announced that they would abandon the game, and finally the Lakers beat the Celtics in an upset and won the game in the fourth leg of the team's six-game road trip. Reeves was greeted by the crowd after the break, with thick eyebrows smiling as he watched the game from the sidelines.