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Austin Reaves speaks after game two between the Los Angeles Lakers and Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Los Angeles Lakers fell in game two against the Oklahoma City Thunder, 125-108. The loss puts them down 0-2 in the series as if shifts to Los Angeles for game three on Saturday. 

Throughout the course of the game, neither team seemed thrilled with the officiating. Lakers head coach JJ Redick picked up a technical foul in the first quarter after arguing to the referees over what he thought was missed calls. Thunder guard Alex Caruso picked up a technical foul of his own, arguing over a foul that was ruled a flagrant one against Shai-Gilgeous Alexander. 

Overall, there were 26 personal fouls called against the Lakers and 21 against the Thunder. 

After the game, the members of the Lakers pulled the officials to center court and had a chat with them. Lakers guard Austin Reaves was the most vocal in the scrum, letting the referees know how he felt about how the game was called. 

Austin Reaves Speaks

In a clip that has gone viral after the game, Reaves can be seen speaking to a referee after the game, saying it was "bull****" in how he was being talked to and calling the referee a "p****." 

Speaking to the media after the game, Reaves was asked about the clip and his comments. 

"I felt like I was respectful to all of them all night. A million times in the past, I've said way worse stuff. And when we were doing the whole tip ball and they were switching spots, I wanted to get on the other side because they had a guy on the other side, was just trying to keep an advantage. And he turned around and yelled in my face. I just thought it was disrespectful. The whole time that was going on over there, I don't think he said much to them. I know Ben (Taylor) stepped in and said something.

"But at the end of the day, we're grown men and I just didn't feel like he needed to yell in my face like that. I told him that. I wasn't disrespectful. I told him if I did that to him first, I would've gotten a tech. I feel like the only reason I didn't get a tech was because he knew he was in the wrong. I felt disrespected." 

The incident regarding the jump ball occurred halfway through the fourth quarter. Reaves' confrontation with the referee occurred shortly after.

Austin Reaves Bounces Back

After struggling in game one, shooting 3-16 from the field for eight points, Reaves was much better in game two. He scored 31 points on 10-16 shooting and 3-6 from three. 

On the foul front, he committed five fouls, but drew seven of his own. 

He went to the line ten times in game two after only earning two free throws in game two. 

Reaves went to the line 7.3 times per game in the regular season, which would have put him in the top ten in the league had he qualified. 

If the Lakers hope to get back in this series when it moves to Los Angeles for game three, they will need more of the same from Reaves. 

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