Austin Reaves already knew what it meant to play next to LeBron James. The passes are different. The expectations are different. The cameras are different. But apparently, even Reaves was …
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Austin Reaves is no longer the Lakers’ feel-good bargain. He may be their next massive financial decision. Reaves is reportedly seeking a maximum contract that could reach five years and …
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The Lakers’ Future Has A New Priority, And It Isn’t LeBron James
by Kano Klasby Kano KlasFor two decades, any serious basketball conversation involving LeBron James began with one assumption: if he wanted something, the franchise around him had to listen. That is what happens when …
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OKC Thunder Pull Away From Lakers To Take 3-0 Series Lead
by Len Werleby Len WerleFor one half, the Lakers made Game 3 feel like a response. For one half, Los Angeles looked alive at home, the crowd had something to grab onto, and Oklahoma …
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Austin Reaves’ backup plan was apparently simple: do not need one. During NBC’s Launching Legends, Reaves was surprised by a reunion with Prisscilla Callahan, his former teacher at Cedar Ridge …
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OKC Turn Game 2 Into Track Meet, Lakers Run Out Of Shoes
by Len Werleby Len WerleFor one half, the Lakers made Game 2 feel like a real series. For one half, Austin Reaves was cooking, LeBron James was still LeBron James, and Los Angeles had …
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Kendrick Perkins Sees The Door Opening For The Houston Rockets
by Len Werleby Len WerleAfter Houston’s 99-93 Game 5 win in Los Angeles, Kendrick Perkins argued that the Lakers had wasted an opportunity veteran teams are supposed to recognize. “That was a must win …
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Houston Rockets Made The Lakers Feel Every Possession In Game 5
by Kano Klasby Kano KlasThe Rockets did not win Game 5 with glamour. They won it with pressure. Houston beat the Lakers 99-93 at Crypto.com Arena, turning a hostile road game into a test …
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Kevin Durant’s Empty Seat Becomes Part Of Rockets’ Collapse
by Len Werleby Len WerleKevin Durant did not play in Game 3, and for the Houston Rockets, that was damaging enough. But on a night when their season all but slipped away in a …
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Short-Handed Lakers Seize Game 1, Outlast Rockets Behind Kennard’s Burst
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe Los Angeles Lakers opened their first-round series by looking far steadier than a wounded team had any right to. Missing both Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, the Lakers still …
