Why help vs. Reaves the biggest matchup to see in Warriors-Lakers

Why help vs. Reaves the biggest matchup to see in Warriors-Lakers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

Seam Buddy Hield Going, then go warriors. When he scores at least 18 pointsAs he did 10 times throughout the first 49 games of the season, Warrior’s unbeaten.

Well, now, they was undefeated.

Streak ended Wednesday night in Utah. HILED scored exactly 18 points, on 7-of-14 shooting from the field, including 4-of-8 from Deep. His last triple gave Warriors a 120-110 lead with 3:30 Returned Jazz Outscored them 21-8 down the stretch.

The question now is whether Hield got his mojo back. Whether he can outscore and outplay Austin Reaves When Warriors (25-25) and Lakers (29-19) meet Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena.

Yes, a game with two certified superstars – Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Los Angeles’ LeBron James -The cunn is decided by the winner of the matchup of secondary-scoring slogan HIJD and Reaves.

HIIVE intervened with the DUB Nation by burning through the first 15 games, an average of 16.2 points per year. Battle and shoot 44.2 percent from distance. He was bench bomber Warriors has been searching for years, crucial for their 12-3 start.

Then came the next 35 games, with HIVE on average 9.7 points while shooting 38.0 percent overall and 33.0 percent over the arch. Warriors were 13-22.

Warriors hope a resuscitation is underway. HILED in the last three games shot 13-of-25 (52 percent) from the field, including 7-of-15 (46.7 percent) from deep.

If HILED can surpass Reave, the result may slip towards the Golden State. With LA trading Anthony Davis over the weekend, Reaves was raised to LA’s No. 2 scorer. He average 18.4 points per Fight and shoot 45.1 percent from the field, including 37.2 from distance.

Lakers are 2-0 against Warriors this season largely because Reaves on one-handed Finished from Golden State in their Christmas Day Meeting at Chase Center.

Six seconds after a Curry 3-Pointer tied the game on 113-113, Reaves ran around Andrew Wiggins against Baseline, where help for defender Jonathan Kuminga unforgivably turned his back on the game and opened a path to turn off to go in for a game- Winning layup.

Kuminga had been subbed in the game for defensive reasons for La’s last possession. Who did he replace on the floor? Buddy.

HILED has a new magic number: 20. Warriors are 7-0 when he at least scores so many. It has not happened since December 8, when a 27-point outbreak helped overcome Minnesota Timberwolves.

Warriors would welcome another such game on Thursday night.

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