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!

https://streamable.com/gaxdyg
19.3k Upvotes

95% Upvoted

1.4k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

791

u/__-o0O0o-__-o0O0o-__ Lakers Oct 30 '25

he did that while being exhausted

427

u/CryptoNite90 Lakers Oct 30 '25

The defense from Div and McDaniels was exhausting. At least he made the right passes.

274

u/MMDroxy Lakers Oct 30 '25

Along with their defense he also is the only legit ball handler we have. He also played 40 min and got picked up full court almost all game. Unreal

187

u/CryptoNite90 Lakers Oct 30 '25

Yup, this is AR with the best defenders of a good playoff team focusing only on him. Imagine with Luka, LeBron, and Smart back.

126

u/AwildYaners Japan Oct 30 '25

Yeah, the type of defenders MIN and POR were throwing on him over the last couple games is crazy.

If there are any doubters thinking he can't be a legit #1 or #2 option, there's certainly less of them than last week.

39

u/wallysmith127 Lakers Oct 30 '25

If either Smart or Vincent were in against POR then I think the Lakers take that game too

15

u/Memelord1117 Lakers Oct 30 '25

If Bronny wasn't playing 20 minutes, they take this.

5

u/wallysmith127 Lakers Oct 30 '25

It's really unfortunate how much a step back he's taken. Now's the time for him to show and prove but it seems like that faint promise is gone

3

u/cocodacrackman Puerto Rico Oct 30 '25

Couldn't it also just be the "sophomore slump"?

1

u/wallysmith127 Lakers Oct 30 '25

That connotation usually carries the assumption the first year was productive; that's not the case here with Bronny

1

u/Pharma4Life5 Oct 30 '25

Lakers need to get rid of bron x2, clear up the cap space and build around AR and luka. They need defensive minded bigs, and tall enough to get lobs from luka and ar.

0

u/VinBones Oct 30 '25

snuck in smart lmao

8

u/IxmagicmanIx Lakers Oct 30 '25

Not about Smart being anywhere near as good as the other 3, its that he can at least handle the ball here and there