Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers ended their three-game losing streak by winning 120-119 Wednesday night against the Indiana Pacers. Reaves contributed 24 points and five assists on 50% shooting, however, it was LeBron James who won the game for LA with a putback layup at the buzzer.
The Lakers were back to full strength Wednesday with their whole rotation available for the contest in Indiana. While several players are continuing to deal with nagging injuries for Los Angeles (including James, Reaves, and Luka Doncic), the injury report will be one to look at every game moving forward until the playoffs arrive.
However, Reaves made it clear to reporters postgame how he was feeling after the first game of a back-to-back. After the important road win Wednesday night, Reaves said his ankle is fine and he will be "back at it tomorrow" [against the Bulls].
The injury report has since confirmed this, as Reaves is not listed against Chicago.
Austin Reaves says his ankle is OK and he will be "back at it tomorrow."
— Lakers Nation (@LakersNation) March 27, 2025
The formerly undrafted guard out of Oklahoma rolled his ankle against the Milwaukee Bucks a week prior to again rolling it in Indiana.
The fourth-year guard is in the midst of a breakout year, as he is on pace to average career-highs in points, assists, rebounds, steals, blocks, and free throw percentage. After playing all 82 games last season, Reaves has played in 64 of the Lakers' 72 games this season.
In his last eight games, Reaves has averaged 26.5 points, 6.3 assists, and 5.5 rebounds on 52.7% shooting (via StatMuse).
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This story was originally published March 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM.