Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers won 107-96 Sunday against the Phoenix Suns in Los Angeles to snap a four-game losing streak. LA was led by five-time All-Star Luka Doncic who supplied 33 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists against his former Western Conference Semifinals foe.
Reaves was essential to the Los Angeles win as he contributed 28 points and six assists on 47.6% shooting. This was the former undrafted rookie out of Oklahoma's third game in a row of scoring 28 points or more as well as his 25th 20-point game of the season, which marks a new career high.
Reaves spoke with Lakers reporter Mike Trudell on the court about his new superstar teammate and their chemistry.
"On-court chemistry is a real thing. Anytime that you can log more minutes together, you're gonna figure out how to play with one another," said Reaves. "When you play with [Doncic], you're gonna get good looks, he draws so much attention."
AR on playing with Luka:
"On-court chemistry is a real thing. Anytime that you can log more minutes together, you're gonna figure out how to play with one another." @LakersReporterpic.twitter.com/UGvG8muOfs
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Doncic has played just 14 games with his new team and has averaged 26.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 7.6 assists on 41.1% shooting. While the reigning Western Conference Finals MVP is continuing to find his rhythm, he has scored 29 or more points in six of the last eight games.
Los Angeles is still without LeBron James (left groin strain) and Rui Hachimura (left patellar tendinopathy) who are considered day-to-day. With 16 games remaining in the regular season, LA will need to push to attain one of the top four seeds and have home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
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This story was originally published March 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM.