The journey home is supposed to feel warm, familiar and forgiving. For Lakers guard Austin Reaves , it felt anything but during the team’s first two playoff games of the Western Conference semifinals. The Lakers’ second-round matchup with the Thunder was supposed to be a full-circle moment for Reaves. Born and raised in Newark, Ark. — population 1,000 — Reaves played most of his college ball at nearby Norman, where he sharpened his game at the University of Oklahoma , just a 20-minute drive from OKC. The Lakers’ Austin Reaves struggled in Game 1 but played better in Game 2. NBAE via Getty Images So for Games 1 and 2 of this series, Reaves had a plethora of friends, family and familiar faces make the drive from Arkansas or Norman to watch the kid they used to call “Hillbilly Kobe” back on the playoff stage. But for Reaves, his homecoming did not get off to a good start. Game 1 was a collapse you could feel happening in real time. Reaves missed shots he normally buries in his sleep.…