When the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers have been heading for a 3rd time beyond regulation interval, Austin Reaves had sufficient.
Reaves capped off a wild sport in Milwaukee with a deep go-ahead three-pointer with 38 seconds left to place the Lakers forward by three. They held on for a 128-124 win after Giannis Antetokounmpo missed two free throws down the stretch.
The Lakers guard was an enormous a part of his staff’s comeback from being 19 factors down with 8:25 to go. Reaves had seven factors and 4 assists down the stretch, together with a good deeper three-pointer to get the Lakers inside two factors.
Damian Lillard missed two threes down the stretch within the last interval after hitting a giant shot to ship the sport to its second time beyond regulation.
However Dame Time expired within the first time beyond regulation, because the Bucks star missed all three of his three-pointers and fouled out within the second OT. He additionally acquired blocked by Anthony Davis to shut out the primary OT, a part of a dominant efficiency the place the Lakers middle had 34 factors, 23 rebounds, two steals and 4 blocks in 51 minutes. Who says The Forehead is fragile?
It was an enormous win for the Lakers, taking part in with out LeBron James. With 4 wins in a row, Los Angeles nonetheless has a slim likelihood of avoiding the play-in, although it’s a protracted shot. In any case, lengthy photographs are Reaves’ specialty.
