JJ Redick made Austin Reaves believe the Lakers are his team just as much as they are LeBron James’ and Luka Doncic’s, and he proved it. With Doncic out for personal reasons and LeBron posting his first single-digit scoring night since 2007, Reaves dropped a 44-point masterpiece to keep L.A. alive. But after one rough outing against the Spurs tonight, fans were already shifting their focus to someone else.

Austin Reaves picked the worst possible night to go cold in the NBA Cup quarterfinals. He finished with just 15 points on a shaky 6-of-16 shooting night, looking nothing like the guy who was dropping 28 a game when LeBron James was out.

After the Lakers coughed up a brutal 26–8 run early, they needed someone to calm the offense, and Reaves never quite found his rhythm. L.A. came in w

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