Still in the race to grab the playoffs, the Lakers must do without LeBron James, injured and whose return is hoped for by the end of the regular season. In the meantime, the Los Angeles franchise obtained an important victory against the Orlando Magic on the night of Sunday to Monday (111-105), with in particular 35 points from Austin Reaves, to the delight of LeBron James.
It has now been almost a month since we have seen LeBron James tread the parquet floors of NBA. Hit in the foot, no date has been set for the moment for the return of the Kingbut the Lakers hope to recover it by the end of the regular season. Because the Angelina, currently 10th in the Western Conference, are in full swing to try to hang the playoffs. However, they are not doing so badly in his absence, as they have a record of six wins and five losses.
35 points pour Austin Reaves
The latest victory for Lakers dates back to last night, when receiving the Magic d’Orlando (111-105). A meeting during which a man particularly shone: Austin Reaves. Off the bench, the 24-year-old fullback scored a career-high 35 points, as well as 6 rebounds and 6 assists, 9/14 on shots and 16/18 on free throws. A performance that particularly pleased LeBron James.
AR YOU A BAD MUTHA…SHUT YO MOUTH!!! You toooooo TOUGH!! ????????????????????
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 20, 2023
LeBron James’ viral reaction
« AR (Austin Reaves, editor’s note) You are one hell of a *****… Shut up!!! You are too powerful! “, reacted LeBron James on Twitter. This added to the latest benefits of D’Angelo Russell or Anthony Davis has something to smile about Lakers. Pour Darwin Hamthe absence of LeBron James allowed some of its players to reveal themselves: “ I think the fact that Bron was absent revealed that we have a lot of different weapons who are quality players on both sides of the court and who can help us achieve the objective that we are trying to achieve. And when LeBron comes back, he’ll just add to that “, he declared toESPN.
