Exploding, absolutely exploding.
Reeves, leading the team alone, made 12 out of 22 shots, including 6 out of 10 from beyond the arc, and converted 21 of 22 free throws to rack up 51 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists, with a +22 rating, helping the Lakers beat the Kings 127-120.

Statistics show that Reeves has played three games without LeBron so far, averaging a stunning 44.3 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 9.7 assists, with shooting splits of 52.7%, 48.3%, and 97.6%. It’s completely reasonable for him to seek a max contract extension with the Lakers this summer as a free agent (five years, $246.7 million), or else another team will offer around four years for about $183 million.

In the Mavericks’ 139-129 victory over the Raptors, Flagg finally showed his number one pick potential, shooting 8 of 14, including 2 of 6 from three, and making all 4 free throws to post a career-high 22 points along with 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 block, and zero turnovers. He even pulled off a spectacular between-the-legs move during the game.

Flagg’s fellow 16th pick in the same draft, Yang Hansen, remained the same in the Trail Blazers’ 107-114 loss to the Clippers,logging a career-low approximately 4 minutes on the court, scoring 2 points and grabbing 1 rebound.In the previous two games, he played about 5 minutes with 2 points and 1 rebound, and around 7 minutes with 2 points, 1 rebound, and 2 blocks...

If the Trail Blazers ever decide to send Yang Hansen down to the G League for development, that wouldn’t be a bad move. At least he’d get playing time instead of sitting on the bench all day without improving.

Here are the full team stats for the Trail Blazers in this game:

Here are the full team stats for the Clippers:

What?The Clippers’ starting shooting guard actually played nearly 24 minutes and ended up scoreless with 5 turnovers.Beal is really hopeless. The “Raven Brother” is flipping the table in frustration.

Sorry, I was mistaken. Beal actually missed the game against the Trail Blazers due to lower back soreness.

The zero scorer was Bogdanović, but this was his first regular-season game back this season, so maybe we can cut him some slack. If his performance remains poor later, then it’s fair to criticize him harshly.

Currently, the Clippers stand 2-1, ranked seventh in the Western Conference, undefeated 2-0 at home, having lost only one away game—the season opener 108-129 blowout to the Jazz. With their star-studded roster, making the playoffs should be easy, provided they stay healthy. At an average age of 33.2 years, they are the oldest team in NBA history.
