After the Lakers’ lopsided loss to the Thunder, guard Austin Reaves offers some advice on how they can get better.
The Los Angeles Lakers aren’t exactly in a bad place going into their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. Coming off a blowout victory over the Detroit Pistons, the Lakers had an 11-8 record and looked very different from the team that had just been destroyed 138-94 by the Philadelphia 76ers. But the Lakers suffered another double-digit loss, this time a 133-110 loss to the Thunder, as some of their old demons returned to haunt them.
Having played only about 25% of the regular season, the Lakers can now afford to take their time. But sooner rather than later, they will need to right the ship, particularly since LeBron James isn’t exactly sure which identity the team can rely on when things get tough.
However, Lakers guard Austin Reaves offers some advice on what they should do to prevent forming negative habits and slipping into the same early-season slump that they had to get out of last year.
“You’re going to need to scramble more than normal and make multiple defensive efforts. We must improve. After the Lakers’ loss, Reaves reportedly said to reporters, “We’ll learn from what we didn’t do good,” according to Spectrum SportsNet.
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