Lakers Fan Claims LeBron James Has Never Had So Much Help During His Career After Rui Hachimura And Austin Reaves Dominated Against The Grizzlies

A Lakers fan believes LeBron James has never had as much help in his career as he does now after Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura dominated the Grizzlies.

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The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-112 in Game 1 of their first-round series on Sunday and they had two somewhat unlikely heroes to thank for it.

Rui Hachimura and Austin Reaves dominated in Memphis, as they combined for 52 points to lead the team to victory. Their excellence meant LeBron James wasn’t required to have a big night and a Lakers fan thinks James has never had that kind of luxury in his career.

For much of his 20 seasons in the NBA, LeBron’s teams have struggled when he doesn’t play or doesn’t have a big night, but that isn’t the case with this group. When he went down with that foot injury in February earlier this year and missed 13 games, the Lakers managed to go 8-5 in his absence. In the past, his teams would have collapsed without him, but this group is different.

Here, Hachimura finished with a team-high 29 points, Reaves had 23, Anthony Davis had 22 and LeBron was just the fourth-leading scorer with 21 points. It was all Reaves and Rui in the fourth quarter too, as 14 of those 23 points for AR came in the fourth while Hachimura had nine points in the quarter. If their role players continue to step up like this the rest of the way, the Lakers will be very hard to beat.


LeBron James Says He Knew About Austin Reaves’ Potential From Their First Practice Together

LeBron was asked after the game about Reaves playing so well on his playoff debut and the King stated he knew about the youngster’s potential right away. Reaves went undrafted in 2021 before he was signed by the Lakers and after their first practice together, James realized he had a great basketball IQ.

Reaves has now played a big role in helping the Lakers snatch home-court advantage in the series and they are now the clear favorites to win this series. Charles Barkley thinks the Lakers have the easiest path to the Conference Finals and it would be some turnaround, if this team ends up there, after starting the season 2-10.

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Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist for Fadeaway World from Mumbai, India. He graduated from Symbiosis International University with a Master of Business specializing in Sports Management in 2020. This educational achievement enables Gautam to apply sophisticated analytical techniques to his incisive coverage of basketball, blending business acumen with sports knowledge.Before joining Fadeaway World in 2022, Gautam honed his journalistic skills at Sportskeeda and SportsKPI, where he covered a range of sports topics with an emphasis on basketball. His passion for the sport was ignited after witnessing the high-octane offense of the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. Among the Suns, Shawn Marion stood out to Gautam as an all-time underrated NBA player. Marion’s versatility as a defender and his rebounding prowess, despite being just 6’7”, impressed Gautam immensely. He admired Marion’s finishing ability at the rim and his shooting, despite an unconventional jump shot, believing that Marion’s skill set would have been even more appreciated in today’s NBA.This transformative experience not only deepened his love for basketball but also shaped his approach to sports writing, enabling him to connect with readers through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis.
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