Austin Reaves yanked off his headband in disgust. Down three against Phoenix, less than a second on the clock, the Lakers needed a miracle. The play-call was perfect. Marcus Smart floated a pass cross court. A cutting Reaves got under it. A Maxi Kleber screen held off the closest defender. Reaves rose up … and missed.
“Looked clean coming out of his hand,” Lakers coach JJ Redick said. “I thought it was in.”
