Austin Reaves dropped 36 points in the Lakers’ lopsided loss to the Celtics on Friday. But very little of that production came against the player who’s emerged as Boston’s new defensive stopper, Jordan Walsh.

Walsh, given the Reaves assignment with Lakers stars Luka Doncic and LeBron James both inactive, defended Los Angeles’ breakout guard on more than 45% of the LA’s possessions and held him to three points on 0-of-3 shooting with one block, according to NBA player tracking.

The rest of the Lakers’ roster also had minimal success against Walsh. Opponents shot 1-for-5 and 0-for-2 from 3-point range against him in Boston’s 126-105 win at TD Garden, totaling five points and three turnovers.

After the game, Reaves gushed about Walsh’s defensive potential.

“He just plays hard as crap ever

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