Following the two consecutive wins, the Los Angeles Lakers found themselves again on the losing side. The LA side hosted the unsettled Phoenix Suns in a Thursday night encounter. While the fans expected LeBron James & Co to balloon up the streak, the team suffered a blow-out loss. Following the game, fans took to social media to troll the side for the embarrassing defeat. Moreover, Austin Reaves received a special shout-out from the fans.

25-year-old Austin Reaves came up in the ranking in the last few seasons and found himself in the starting line-up. He also played many influential games for the purple and gold side and built a reputation for his name. But tonight’s game wasn’t the one for him as the Suns’ star guard, Bradley Beal‘s match-up against him, left fans gasping for breath.

Fans troll Austin Reaves as he struggled against Beal’s wizardry

The shorthanded Lakers, without Rui Hachimura and Christian Wood, took on the Big 3. It turned out to be the night when everything the Phoenix Suns touched turned gold. Devin Booker and Bradley Beal dropped 68 points together to take home a 109-127. Notably, star guard Beal stood out with his impeccable 37 points with 6 rebounds.

As a counterattack, Lakers guard Austin Reaves’ 13 points didn’t make any difference to the game result. Moreover, the in-game match-ups between Reaves and Beal announced the Suns guard’s return to the season, as Reaves struggled to guard him in multiple occasions.

Following the game, fans swarmed social media comments to troll the Lakers. One user said, “Austin Reaves has got a new father. His name is Bradley Beal.”

Here are some reactions from the fans.

Fans declared Beal as the clear winner of the contest against the Lakers guard AR.

Beal, who struggled to play games due to back injury, was finally back with a banging performance.

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Nevertheless, a particular play against Reaves caught the attention of fans. Let’s take a deeper look into the Reaves vs Beal contest.

Reaves vs Beal

As the NBA world went gaga over the Reaves-Beal match-up, a particular clip has been making rounds in the social media. In that clip, Beal can be seen toying with the 25-year-old guard with his dribbling and finally dropping a step-back jump shot over him.

Beal’s domination came alive when he dropped 20 of 37 points in the third quarter and truly took the game away from the Lakers. If the Suns continue to play their Big-3, they could become by the end of the season.

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