The NBA preseason competition continues. The Lakers, who lost to the Nets by a large score in the first game, ushered in a confrontation with another powerful team, the Suns. Since the two teams have already played a preseason game, both teams entered the state very quickly in th

NBA preseason competition continues. Lakers , which lost to Nets by a big score in the first game, ushered in a confrontation with another powerful team Suns .

Although both teams lost the first game of preseason , the core players of the two teams still chose to miss this game. After all, it was just a preseason game where the outcome did not matter.

Although players such as James , Booker , Westbrook did not play, Paul , Anthony , Big Eyebrow and other stars chose to play briefly. In addition, the Lakers' new players appeared, so that This game is still very interesting.

Since the two teams have already played a preseason game, both teams entered the state very quickly in this game.

The Lakers adjusted the starting lineup and chose to play a small lineup around Big Eyebrow, with four players, Ellington, Anthony, Horton Tucker and Nunn.

Such changes have significantly improved the Lakers' offensive performance. Two players, Anthony and Big Eyebrow, have led the team to offensive climaxes.

Looking back at the Suns , under Paul's connection, the whole team quickly entered the rhythm of the game. Compared with the Lakers' piecemeal attack, the Suns' offense was obviously skillful.

This allowed the Suns to quickly take control of the initiative after withstanding the three blows of Anthony and Big Eyebrow at the beginning, and then became more and more courageous as they fought.

The Lakers began to increase the number of rotations after that, but the overall shooting performance was poor and the rhythm of the game was very chaotic. This allowed the steady Suns to seize the opportunity and widen the point difference to 17 points before the end of the half.

After changing sides and fighting again, the Suns further showed the Lakers the team's stable offensive and defensive system. On the other hand, the Lakers, who are constantly adjusting their lineup, can only rely on the individual abilities of their players piecemeal.

Since the Lakers' core players were not present and the role players were not capable enough to complete multiple rounds of consecutive singles, the point difference was quickly widened, once exceeding 30 points.

Since it was a preseason game, after entering the final quarter, both teams also sent out their water cooler players. The Lakers took the opportunity to narrow the point difference, but still lost to the Suns 105-117, suffering two consecutive losses in the preseason.

Since it is a preseason game, the outcome of the game is not important, but the problems exposed in the game are worthy of consideration by the Lakers coaching staff.

After two preseason games, this new Lakers lineup has also exposed three major shortcomings that need to be solved urgently. In this game, two new players became the highlights.

Problem 1: The team's defensive system collapsed

Whether it was the first game against the Nets or this game against the Suns, the Lakers failed to play the strong defense they were founded on.

Especially in terms of perimeter defense, the overall quality has declined significantly and cannot be compared with the previous two seasons.

Although the core players did not appear, according to the current configuration of the Lakers, there is a high probability that Vogel will rebuild the defensive system in the new season.

Question 2: The status of most new players is worrying

The Lakers have introduced many new players this summer, and most of them have proven themselves. However, in the first two games of the preseason, most of the new players performed poorly. .

Ellington, Bazemore, and Nunn obviously haven't found the outside sight, and the inside and Jordan have directly become a defensive black hole.

After the game, Skip couldn't help but publicly complained about DeAndre Jordan, bluntly saying that there was a reason why DeAndre Jordan was given up by the Nets.

Problem 3: The team lacks a stable offensive system

Since the core players did not appear on the court, the Lakers played disorganized in the first two games, completely giving a lot of new players a warm hand.

Compared with the first two problems, this problem is not serious. After all, the preseason is to find the status of the players.

However, considering that the Lakers have too many new players, it will take a lot of time to re-polishing the system. If you don't hurry up, it may It affects the record at the beginning of the season.

However, while the problems were exposed, some players also became bright spots, except for the thick eyebrow brother who further improved his condition and handed over 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

Rondo and Monk's two new players are two of the few bright spots for the Lakers in this game.

Rondo played 18 minutes, made all 2 shots, easily handed over 4 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists. The overall performance was still solid. Monk continued his hot form, playing 22 minutes, making 7 of 11 shots and 4 of 7 three-pointers. In the game, he scored 18 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.