Saying that 'it adds a little bit of motivation to go play really well,' Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers are looking forward to playing the Denver Nuggets in the season opener, after a summer full of playful jabs from the NBA champions.
Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.might still be three weeks away, but after hearing the defending champions talk all summer, L.A. already sounds ready for it.for the title, Denver coach Michael Malone was introduced as"the Lakers' daddy" during the team's parade celebration.
"You see stuff," Reaves said."Me, personally, I try my best to stay off of social media and not look at all that stuff. To me, I go play every game the way I'm going to go play the first game against them. But I think it adds a little bit of motivation to go play really well. That's really it." L.A. was one of the hottest teams in the league heading into the conference finals against Denver, going 18-6 from the end of the regular season through their play-in tournament win over Minnesota and their victories over Memphis and Golden State in the first two rounds, before it all came to a halt against the Nuggets.
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