The [Los Angeles Lakers](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/los-angeles-lakers) had their three-game win streak snapped Thursday night, falling at the hands of Nikola Jokic and the [Denver Nuggets](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/denver-nuggets).
As usual, Luka Doncic led the way for the Lakers, finishing with 27 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and four steals.
Jaxson Hayes impressed off the bench, scoring 19 points on 8-for-10 shooting to go along with five rebounds and two assists.
LeBron James and Austin Reaves added 16 points each.
With another relatively low scoring performance from Reaves, fans are beginning to have doubts about the fifth-year guard.
Heading into Thursday's game, Reaves had played poorly to begin the month of March. In Los Angeles' first two games, Reaves was averaging 13.5 points on an abysmal 29.2% from the field and 30.8% from three-point range.
Although two games is a small sample size, Reaves' performances have shown a decline every month this season.
Reaves started the year off hot through the first few games of the season, averaging 32 points per game in October. In November, Reaves dropped slightly, averaging 26.9 points per game to go along with 1.1 steals.
Seven games in the month of December saw more regression for Reaves, as his points per game total dropped even lower to 21.6. After missing the entire month of January due to injury, Reaves' scoring numbers dropped again in February, averaging 19.4 points in 10 games during the month.
Although points aren't everything, Reaves' recent performances and especially poor shooting splits are nothing short of concerning.
Considering he's been rumored to get a max contract offer this summer, Lakers fans are beginning to question whether or not he's worth the money.
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