‘They Beat the Sh*t out of Us’ – Austin Reaves Gets Brutally Honest About Lakers’ Blowout Loss vs. Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder are on an absolute tear, and the rest of the NBA can only watch in awe, just as the Los Angeles Lakers did on Wednesday night. Playing with relentless pace and precision, the Thunder steamrolled the Lakers in a dominant 29-point victory at the Paycom Center.
Austin Reaves Keeps It Real After Blowout Loss
The Lakers entered Wednesday’s matchup with an impressive 8-3 record, all without LeBron James during this stretch. With Austin Reaves and Luka Dončić both in strong form, averaging a mammoth 63.2 points per game, the Lakers had scored 116 points in each of their games. But against the defending champions, Los Angeles was simply overpowered.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander once again led the way for the Thunder, dropping 30 points and dishing out nine assists. Six other Oklahoma City players scored in double figures, with Isaiah Joe contributing 21 off the bench. Their chemistry and balance were on full display, something Reaves admitted the Lakers are still working to develop.
“We didn’t play well as a team,” Reaves said postgame. “If you go around, everybody would agree with it. So, if you don’t play well against a team like that you are not going to give yourself a chance to win.”
Reaves didn’t sugarcoat the loss, openly admitting that the Lakers were outclassed in every aspect of the game. The Thunder, he said, executed the very game plan Los Angeles had hoped to impose on themselves.
“They did what we wanted to do. Just to be blunt, they beat the sh*t out of us tonight. There’s still a lot of basketball to play, we feel we can get to that level, but just tonight it wasn’t anywhere close. But I believe we can get there, we have our pieces to get there.”
“Just to be blunt, they beat the s—- out of us tonight” – Austin Reaves pic.twitter.com/dnVwkRWXgX
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Reaves entered the game averaging 30.3 points and nine assists per contest. Still, he struggled against OKC’s relentless defense, finishing with just 13 points and three assists in 30 minutes.
Dončić faced similar struggles, managing 19 points, seven rebounds, and as many assists in 33 minutes. Despite a strong season so far, averaging 34.9 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 8.9 assists per game on 49.1% shooting, he couldn’t find a rhythm against the Thunder’s pressure.
The Lakers’ defense also had no answers for Oklahoma City’s balanced attack. They committed 20 turnovers, which the Thunder converted into 26 points, and were outscored 48–30 in the paint.
With the win, the Thunder improved to an NBA-best 12-1 record, continuing their dominant start to the season. The Lakers fell to 8-4, slipping to fifth in the Western Conference. They’ll look to regroup on Friday in a road matchup against the struggling New Orleans Pelicans (2-9).
