Alright, let’s talk about looking up Austin Reaves’ first-quarter stats. The other day, I was watching a Lakers game, and it just popped into my head – how does Reaves usually start his games? Does he come out firing, or does he ease into it? So, I decided to dig into his first-quarter numbers.
Starting the Search
First thing I did, naturally, was just grab my phone and punch “austin reaves first quarter stats” into the search bar. You know how it is, sometimes you get lucky and the direct answer pops up. This time, it gave me a bunch of links – some news articles mentioning big first quarters he might have had, links to his overall game stats on major sports sites, that kind of stuff. Not exactly the clean breakdown I wanted.
Digging on Stats Sites
Okay, plan B. I went to one of those big basketball statistics websites, the kind I usually use for fantasy stuff or just general checking. Found the main NBA section, then searched for Austin Reaves to get to his player page.
His main page showed the usual things:
- Season averages
- Game logs for recent games
- Career highs, etc.
Still not quite there. I needed the quarter-specific data. I started clicking into his recent game logs. I figured if I looked at individual games, the box score might break it down by quarter.
Finding the Breakdown
So, I clicked on the box score for one of the recent games. Had to look around a bit on the page. Sometimes these sites hide the detailed views. I scanned for tabs or links like “Play-by-Play,” “Shot Chart,” or maybe “Advanced Box Score.”
Bingo. On this particular site, there was a section, maybe labeled ‘Score Breakdown’ or something similar, that let you see stats period by period. I found the little dropdown or tabs for the quarters and selected ‘1st Q’.
And there it was:
- Points in the first quarter
- Rebounds
- Assists
- Field goals attempted and made
- Minutes played
Exactly what I was looking for, but just for that one game. Doing this for every single game would be a real pain if I wanted to see a trend over the season.
Looking for Averages
I went back to Reaves’ main player stats page on that site. I started hunting for more advanced options. Looked for stuff like ‘Splits’ or ‘Advanced Stats’. Sometimes these are tucked away.
After a bit more clicking, I found a ‘Splits’ section. This looked promising. It had options to filter stats by various situations. I scrolled through the options – home/away, opponent, days rest… and then I saw it: ‘By Quarter’ or ‘By Period’.
I selected that filter, and then specifically chose ‘1st Quarter’. Boom! The site then recalculated his season stats to show his averages just for the first quarter of games. Showed me his average points, shooting percentage, rebounds, assists, everything, but only based on his first-quarter play across all the games he’d played.
The Result
So, yeah, got the numbers. It took a couple of steps. Started with a simple search, then had to navigate through a proper stats site, first looking at individual game box scores and then finding the ‘Splits’ feature to see the season-wide first-quarter averages. It wasn’t super hidden, but definitely wasn’t the first thing that popped up either. Took maybe five to ten minutes of clicking around. Now I have a better idea of how he typically kicks off his games.
