On Thursday evening, Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled off a big upset over the Celtics in Boston.
The team was without LeBron James and Anthony Davis, but Reaves put up 32 points, two rebounds and three assists while shooting 10/18 from the field and 7/10 from the three-point range.
His performance helped lead them to a 114-105 victory.
Lakers. Celtics.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 2, 2024
Grab the popcorn pic.twitter.com/Qj1s50OH76
On Friday, Reaves made a post to Instagram with two photos from the game.
Reaves captioned his post: "Good team road win. Great way to start off the month "
Reaves is now averaging 15.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.2 assists per contest while shooting 48.8% from the field and 35.9% from the three-point range in 50 games (he hasn't missed a game).
In addition to Reaves, D'Angelo Russell also had a good night, as he put up 16 points, eight rebounds, 14 assists and two steals.
This backcourt pic.twitter.com/c0BxIj4MdQ
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) February 2, 2024
With the victory, the Lakers improved to 25-25 in their first 50 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Western Conference.
They are 6-4 over their last ten games and 8-17 in the 25 games they have played on the road.
Following the Celtics, the Lakers will visit Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks on Saturday evening at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.
Reaves went undrafted in 2021 out of Oklahoma and is in his third season playing in the NBA (all with the Lakers).
His career averages are 11.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest.
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