The Lakers lost to the Nuggets in five games, ending their playoff run. While LeBron James and Anthony Davis were spectacular throughout the series, the rest of the lineup was much less consistent.
One of those hot and cold players was Austin Reaves and he acknowledged it during his exit interview on Monday.
“Personally, in this moment, I’m frustrated with myself not really playing well the first couple games and even into that Game 3,” Reaves said. “I wasn’t good enough. I hold myself to a high standard because I believe in myself. Those first couple games, I didn’t do what I needed to do to help us win one of those two or two of those three. I’ll think about that all summer and train to be better and try to come back and be better next year.”
No lies were detected in Reaves’ comments on his poor play early on during the Nuggets series. He scored 13 points in Game 1 and nine points in Game 2, numbers well below his 15.9 points per game this season.
To Reaves’ credit, he eventually found his footing, particularly late in Game 3 and beyond. He was able to be a scoring threat, play well on the ball and did a respectable job defending Jamal Murray.
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