Austin Reaves gets real on Lakers' top improvement need vs. Thunder
After seeing LeBron James and Coach JJ Redick's Lakers lose to the Thunder in Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs, Austin Reaves know what he can improve on.
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The Los Angeles Lakers struggled against the Oklahoma City Thunder . Actually, 'struggle' may be an understatement. Coach JJ Redick watched his squad score 19 and 18 points in the latter half of this NBA Playoffs bout.
LeBron James played as good as he could and Luka Doncic remains to be sidelined due to an injury, so what's the play here? Austin Reaves posits that he knows that their top improvement need is. Reaves gets real on how Lakers can improve against the Thunder The primary point of improvement is to find an adequate substitute for Luka Doncic who can run the Lakers offense.
See, LeBron James may play great but Coach JJ Redick cannot just rely on him for all of the NBA Playoffs. This is where Austin Reaves comes in. The Lakers guard posits that the only way they have a fighting chance is if he also improves in Game 2, via Sam Amick of The Athletic.