Austin Reaves stats tonight: How did the Lakers guard fare against the Denver Nuggets (Mar. 19)

Austin Reaves continued to make solid contributions for the LA Lakers, dropping 22 points in the team's 120-108 win over the Denver Nuggets at the Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday. He ended his evening with five rebounds, eight assists, two steals, and a block while shooting 8-16 from the field and 2-7 from the deep.

In the first half, the Arkansas product had nine points, one rebound, and five assists to complement Luka Doncic's hot 25-point start as the Lakers torched the Denver Nuggets with a dominant 73-59 lead. He shot 4-7 from the field and 1-4 from beyond the arc. The guard was happy to manage the floor as LA's shooting heated up early in the game.

He came into the contest averaging 19.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 6.0 assists on 45.6% shooting from the field and 36.65% from the deep.

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Jordan Goodwin calls for respect to be added to Austin Reaves' name

Earlier, forward Jordan Goodwin was lavish in his praise of Austin Reaves as the guard continued to make his case as the team's prolific scorer in LeBron James's absence. Reaves is in the middle of a solid run perfectly complementing Doncic's game.

Speaking to the media after the win over the San Antonio Spurs, Goodwin called Reaves "one of them ones" while adding:

"I always liked AR. He came out of college and everything like that. He’s our 3rd option, but he’s better than most 1’s and most 2’s in the league, so we gotta keep putting respect on AR’s name because he’s one of them. He’s one of the ones.”

In the last four games, Austin Reaves has averaged 30.8 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 7.0 assists while shooting 52.9% from the field and 42.5% from 3-point range. Only time will tell if the guard can sustain his rich run of form.