28 points, 16 assists + buzzer beater! Reeves sets record, Laravia awakens, good news for Lakers

The NBA regular season continues. The Los Angeles Lakers go to an away game to challenge the Minnesota Timberwolves. In this campaign, superstars such as Hua Zi, Doncic, and Lao James are exempted from the game due to injuries. When the game came up, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war, with the scores taking the lead alternately. The Timberwolves led the Lakers 34-32 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Reeves scored and organized, but the Timberwolves' offense was powered off, and the Lakers seized the opportunity to overtake the score. After changing sides, Laravia stepped forward to take over the game and scored 17 points in a single quarter. The Lakers once established a 20-point lead. At the end of the quarter, the Timberwolves launched a counterattack, and the Lakers fell into a scoring drought on the offensive end. Randall hit a layup during the countdown to overtake the score, and Reeves made a buzzer-beating throw in the final attack. In the end, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 116-115.

Without Huazi, the Timberwolves have no problem with their offensive development, but the backcourt defense is missing an important link. The team's defensive system is different. The Lakers can always easily break through the first line of defense. At the end of the game, Randall and Maidan both scored 30+ points. The Timberwolves scored 15 three-pointers with a 50% shooting rate. This was the key to their ability to win the game to the end. But even with the double centers of Gobert and Reed, the Timberwolves were still penetrated by the Lakers inside, especially Gobert, the 4-time DPOY winner, who became a toy of the Lakers and was criticized by everyone. At the end of the game, the Lakers had the upper hand in rebounding (40-34), offensive rebounding (11-9), inside scoring (60-44) and secondary offensive scoring (14-6).

The Lakers won a heart-stirring victory, and Reeves held up half the sky alone! In the previous two games, without James and Doncic, Reeves scored 92 points back-to-back. Timberwolves coach Finch had to give Reeves superstar defensive courtesy! But what's the result? Reeves is always ready to get what he wants! After the game, Reeves played 39 minutes, making 9 of 24 shots (3 of 11 three-pointers), 7 of 7 free throws, and contributed 28 points, 16 assists, and 2 steals. Reeves' defensive efficiency was not as efficient as in the first two games, but he showed no mercy at the critical moment and used a throw to complete the buzzer-beating victory! At the same time, Reeves set multiple NBA records.

According to statistics from the NBA's official website, 16 assists tied Reeves' career high in a single game. At the same time, this is Reeves' first buzzer-beater in his career. In another statistic, Reeves averaged 40 points and 10 assists in the past three games. He is the second player in Lakers history to accomplish this, comparable to West. At the same time, Reeves scored 171 points in the first five games, ranking fourth in Lakers history, second only to West (175 points), Kobe Bryant (174 points) and Baylor (172 points). In addition, Reeves scored a total of 171 points + 50 assists in the first 5 games of the season. He is the first player in the history of the Lakers to score at least 150 points + 50 assists in the first 5 games of the season, unprecedented! What's even more amazing is that since the beginning of the season, Reeves has contributed a total of 290 points + assists, the most in the league, while no other player in the league has exceeded 250 points.

Reeves restrained the defense, and the Lakers gathered firewood to eat as much as they could! For example, Ayton, who scored 17 points + 10 rebounds + 3 assists + 1 steal + 1 block, completely defeated Gobert, hard and fragrant; another example is Knecht, who scored 15 points alone, acting as a bench hero; and Rui Hachimura and Van Der Biao, who scored 20 points + 17 rebounds together to support the inside! Laravia also suddenly woke up and played the strongest game of his Lakers career! Laravia played 37 minutes, making 10 of 11 shots (5 of 6 three-pointers), 2 of 5 free throws, and scored 27 points + 8 rebounds + 2 assists + 1 steal + 1 block. According to statistics, Laravia is the first player in the history of the Lakers since Gasol to score 25 points with a shooting rate of more than 90%. After the game, Reeves bluntly said: This is Laravia's most powerful battle since entering the NBA; Redick also made it clear: This game will become a new benchmark for Laravia's career.

The Lakers almost stole the victory from the Timberwolves' home court, and there was good news. Lakers coach Redick revealed in an interview: Doncic is expected to return in the next few games, and James is expected to officially return in the second or third week of November. Although Reeves is good, his continued rampage can buy James and Doncic more recovery time, but in the Western World, the Lakers still need James and Doncic to return to the team as soon as possible to run in. We look forward to seeing how much energy the complete Lakers have. Fans and friends, what do you think of this? Come and leave me a comment to discuss.