"Reaves doesn't make excuses, and he wasn't about to start now, not in the wake of a 132-119 defeat by the San Antonio Spurs at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night. Except Reaves didn't look "good" in the loss. He finished with a modest 15 points, including only four in the first half. The underwhelming performance followed an 11-point game against the Philadelphia 76ers three days earlier."
"Reaves has to score for this version of the Lakers to beat a team like the Spurs. He has to score because they can't stop anyone. Their on-ball perimeter defense is atrocious. Their three-point defense is dreadful. Their transition defense is shocking. "Very few teams don't have something that you can expose and we consistently got exposed to the same things," coach JJ Redick said."
Austin Reaves responded that he felt "good" but produced only 15 points, with four in the first half, after an earlier 11-point game. The Lakers lost 132-119 to the San Antonio Spurs at Crypto.com Arena. The team cannot rely on victories when Reaves performs at that level because offensive production from him is necessary. The Lakers' on-ball perimeter, three-point and transition defenses have been poor. Opponents have shot 49% overall and 45% on threes over the last six games, and the Lakers have allowed an average of 122 points per game.
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