Claims extracted
29
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
3%
1 of 29 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
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Sports
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DETROIT (AP) — Austin Reaves thought he had a very fortunate night against the Detroit Pistons.
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he → think → Pistons
He was the only one in the Los Angeles Lakers locker room who thought so.
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who → think → room
On a night when the Lakers were playing without red-hot Luka Doncic, Reaves scored 43 points against one of the league’s best defenses in a 121-116 win.
“I was a lucky basketball player tonight,” said Reaves, who went 14 of 27 from the floor, including 4 of 6 on 3-pointers, and added a perfect 11-for-11 from the free-throw line.
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who → play → line
Walker Kessler, who finished with 12 points and 16 rebounds, disagreed with his teammate.
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who → finish → teammate
“Luka is an incredible player, and I think there are times when he’s playing that A.R. kind of has to take a secondary role,” he said.
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he → think → role
“But you could see tonight that he’s a very capable player.
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he → see → ?
“It doesn’t matter if we get a Luka game or an A.R. game — we’re still going to win.”
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we → matter → game
Reaves had big shoes to fill, as the Lakers needed him to step up in place of the league’s hottest player.
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him → have → player
In his last four games, all Los Angeles wins, Donic was averaging 45 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
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Donic → average → points
That’s a tough scoreline to match, but the 28-year-old came close.
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old → ’ → ?
He had five rebounds and four assists in 36:41 with only one turnover.
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He → have → turnover
,” Kessler said.
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Kessler → say → ?
“It’s just incredible to play alongside he and Luka, because they hit some really, really tough shots.
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they → ’ → shots
He saved his toughest for last.
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He → save → toughest
The Pistons trailed by 26 points in the second quarter but were only down 109-104 going into the final minute.
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Pistons → trail → minute
The Lakers couldn’t get into their offense, and Reaves ended up with the ball as the shot clock was about to expire.
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clock → get → ball
He flipped up a one-legged, off-balance 3-pointer that went through the net to erase Detroit’s last chance.
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that → flip → chance
“That was a terrible shot.” he said.
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he → say → ?
“When I stepped back to shoot, I thought it looked like one of those ridiculous shots that Luka makes.
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Luka → step → that
I didn’t even try to make it, and then it went in.
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it → try → it
“Now that looks like a good shot in the box score, but it was 100% lucky.”
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it → look → score
Reaves quite often points to luck and good fortune when talking about himself, but that underrates the work he’s put into just having an NBA career.
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he → point → career
After playing two years at Wichita State and a year at Oklahoma, he declared for the 2021 draft.
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he → play → draft
He went undrafted, but only because that’s what he wanted.
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he → go → what
The Pistons, victims of his big night on Sunday, were planning to pick him with the 42nd pick, but he declined in order to sign as a free agent with the Lakers.
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he → plan → Lakers
The Pistons ended up taking Isaiah Livers, who played 130 NBA games and is now playing in Japan.
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who → end → Japan
Meanwhile, Reaves came into the game averaging 23.0 points per game during Doncic’s four-game hot streak, then found another gear against the team he shunned.
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he → come → team
“There’s never a dull moment around here,” he joked.
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he → ’ → ?
“The good thing is that I didn’t play a perfect game tonight.
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I → play → game
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