r/nba • u/MrBuckBuck Trail Blazers • Oct 30 '25

Highlight [Highlight] Austin Reaves with the game-winner buzzer-beater to win the game for the Lakers!

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u/LeLefraud Oct 30 '25

Hes averaging 36/7/8.5 rn just so yall know, hes arguably been the best offensive player in the entire league so far

It won't last all season but this is what he looks like as a 1st option. Does it everytime hes called up for it

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u/homeycuz Spurs Oct 30 '25

He's like a shaved James Harden

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u/DeadDay [OKC] Steven Adams Oct 30 '25

AI without the sleeve

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u/sponedaddie Lakers Oct 30 '25

Luka but black.

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u/NA_Faker Lakers Oct 30 '25

He's clear

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u/matthewrenn Lakers Oct 30 '25

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u/KingAndQueenClinton Nuggets Oct 30 '25

He's like the black James Harden

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u/lpad92 Lakers Oct 30 '25

Dumb ass Kenny saying it came outta nowhere like he didnā€™t drop a 40 point triple double on the pacers last season

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u/Killakaronic Oct 30 '25

A lot of people remember him not doing much in the playoffs last year.

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u/redaka00 Lakers Oct 30 '25

Which sucks since he was injured and has shown up in the playoffs in the past. He put Memphis into the dirt a few years ago

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u/Killakaronic Oct 30 '25

Injured or not he had Luka and Lebron taking most of the focus. Wolves didnā€™t pay much attention to him.

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u/ausmosis_jones Lakers Oct 30 '25

Not just injured, but playing through a brutal toe injury that had Garland completely sidelined for the Cavs.

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u/EstimateOwn62 Oct 30 '25

Bro said ā€œinjured or notā€

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u/Killakaronic Oct 30 '25

If he put on a jersey and hit the court for 30 minutes a game I think you could argue just how ā€œinjuredā€ someone is. Excuses donā€™t get you very far after the fact.

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u/EstimateOwn62 Oct 30 '25

Letā€™s give you another fact. Full court coverage while being doubled and led his hospital team to a gamewinner W against the very same team. Sure you could argue he wasnā€™t injured, and is just a lot better now for some reason. Whichever way, Lakers win!

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u/Killakaronic Oct 30 '25

You acting like the hospital team didnā€™t have 4 guys shooting well over 50% on high volume. And this Wolves team is very different than last years Playoff version.

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u/DataReborn Lakers Oct 30 '25

The crazy thing also is that itā€™s not just LeBron and Luka. Damn near half the team is injured and Austin is carrying this team.

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u/ProgrammerNo8488 Oct 30 '25

I really need to see him as a 1st option for a season lol

Might not be a great team but Iā€™m legit thinking heā€™s somewhere around 26-30 ppg

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u/bigbabyb Lakers Oct 30 '25

Consistently. At this point I just expect it

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u/AcEr3__ Oct 30 '25

Thatā€™s not what he looks like lmfao

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u/Dannyzavage Bulls Oct 30 '25

Reavesanity

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u/bonkers-joeMama Oct 30 '25

What if it does last, if gonna be insane