38 points on 15 shots and 100.2 true shooting % is NUTS

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  1. AR is now 6th in EPM, he is legitimately playing like a true star and almost superstar level if he can keep it up.

    He is absolutely worth 25% of the cap next year.

  2. I’m hoping we can sign him for 4 years or more at $30/yr but he’s definitely worth Desmond Bane money (5yr $207M). I think he’ll take less to stay with L.A. on a competitive team though he’s never come off to me as the kind of guy who wants max money on a rebuild (or really that he’s interested in playing anywhere other than LA)

  3. In any other team he’d be the PG and would avg 35. Been a fan of him since last year and he is someone I really wish retired a laker.

  4. This is actually an absolutely insane stat, especially given the fact that he only shot 9 free throws.

    According to Chat:

    Games with 35+ points and TS% ≥ 100%

    There are only a handful:

    1. Dirk Nowitzki — 48 on 15 shots (117% TS)

    24 free throws.

    2. James Harden — 42 on 12 shots (~116% TS)

    21 free throws.

    3. Kevin Durant — 48 on 14 shots (~108% TS)

    20 free throws.

    4. Austin Reaves — 38 on 15 shots (~100.2% TS)

    Only 9 free throws.

    🎯 That’s the crazy part:

    Reaves is the ONLY player in the 100%+ TS club who did it without:
    • 20+ free throws
    • A 50-point game
    • A ridiculous FT parade
    • Or a 15+ 3-pointer night

    He did it on normal free-throw volume, normal shot volume, and no gimmicks.

    This is extremely rare.
    Like: “might not happen again for years” rare.

    He had an all-time insane game last night, efficiency-wise!

  5. AR has become a better finisher the past few games.

    Which is exactly what we needed.
    Since his skillset of being a mini Luka is kind of redundant with him and Luka and Lebron on the court.

    Hope he can keep this up.

    Especially in the playoff where it matters.
    He needs to be able to take advantage of the attention that Luka in drawing even against elite focused defense in playoff, that’s where you make your money.

  6. Btw they really tried to give him 40 lol, JJ was screaming at AR when he’s just talking to Mavs bench with 1 min remaining in the 4th.

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