While it was a big talking point at the start of the playoffs, what faded into the background was the fact that Austin Reaves was playing in his first postseason. There was hardly a dip of form during the series against the Grizzlies and Reaves was still making plays for the Lakers all the way through the Game 6 beatdown.
Reaves finished the series averaging 16.5 points, 5 assists and 5.3 rebounds while shooting 44.7% from the field and 34.4% from the 3-point line. He had a pair of 20-point games and tallied 20 assists in the final three games of the series.