"While calf strains routinely keep NBA players out of the lineup for a minimum of 2-4 weeks, the Lakers described Reaves' calf strain as "mild." The 27-year-old guard has had a breakout season up to this point, averaging career highs in points (27.8), assists (6.7) and rebounds (5.6) while flirting with the 50/40/90 club (50.3% from the field, 36.9% from 3 and 87.5% on free throws)."
"Regardless of whether Reaves is in the lineup or not, the Lakers are in need of some urgency -- particularly on the defensive end -- after losing three of their past five games. Redick said the team had a film session Friday to address some of the defensive issues that hurt L.A. against San Antonio, when the Lakers allowed the Spurs to score 35 points in transition, the most they allowed any team to score all season."
Austin Reaves has a left calf strain and will be reevaluated in approximately a week. The Lakers described the strain as mild. Reaves is averaging career highs of 27.8 points, 6.7 assists and 5.6 rebounds while shooting 50.3% overall, 36.9% from three and 87.5% on free throws. He has seen a recent dip, averaging 13.0 points on 28.1% shooting over the past two games. Coach JJ Redick cited a taxing recent schedule and workload. The Lakers have three road games next week and addressed defensive issues after allowing 35 transition points to San Antonio.
Read at ESPN.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]