NBA preseason has entered the final day, and Lakers away challenge the Kings. The two teams had a fight 10 days ago, when the Lakers defeated the Kings with 30 points. In today's game, Davis and Lonny Walker were resting. In addition, Lakers coach Ham decided to list Westbrook as a substitute early, so the Lakers put up a set of incomprehensible starting lineup: Reeves + Beverly + Christie + James + Damian Jones . There is no shooter, and James has no room to hit the basket. This lineup is not competitive. Sure enough, from the first quarter, the Lakers lost all over the place, and by the second quarter, the game actually lost its suspense. In the end, the Lakers lost to the Kings 86-133 and ended the preseason with a crushing defeat.
At the beginning, Christie and Beverly made consecutive singles, James made a layup, and the Kings relied on Fox and Monk to take the lead early! James made a back-to-single single in a row, joined forces with Reeves to bite the score, Westbrook drew, assisting Jones to eat the cake. Fox's three-pointer and Monk's jump shot sounded the Kings' offensive horn, Lyles made a three-pointer, Barnes easily crushed the layup, Mitchell took a three-pointer, and King Davis made another three-pointer at the end of the quarter, while only Jones' free throw was barely responded. Westbrook went straight to the locker room after being substituted at the end of the first quarter. According to official news from the Lakers, Westbrook has an injury to his left hamstring and will not return in this game. After the first quarter, the Lakers lag behind the Kings 23-36.
Back in the second quarter, the Lakers' offense still did not improve, but their defense was full of loopholes. Mitchell and Holmes led the team to widen the gap to nearly 20 points. The Lakers' tactic is to rely on Damian Jones to make fouls at the basket. The Lakers played for 4 minutes and finally relied on Reeves to score a goal in the sports game. Fox continued to score a three-pointer. After Kings Davis made a three-pointer, the Lakers were already 23 points behind their opponents. James passed the long pass to Bryant , and he actually missed the dunk! In the second half, Nunn's three-pointer in stopped the bleeding in time. Kings Okpara immediately responded to the three-pointer. After Reeves made another three-pointer, Lakers Anderson got a skilled foul. Monk used this to rely on three-pointers + free throws to widen the gap. Nunn made a long three-pointer at the end of the quarter. At the end of the half, the Lakers trailed the Kings 44-65.
Come back in the second half, the Kings continue to make efforts, Fox is tough 2+1, Fox assists Monk to blow the box with both hands, the Kings have led to 27 points, and the game is completely lost. The Lakers played for 4 minutes, but only James scored 1 point for the free throw. Then Ham replaced James and announced that he would surrender in this game. Nunn made a three-pointer, and Reeves was still trying to score 2+1. After Fox led the team to easily widen the gap to 30 points, the Kings also replaced the full substitute. After the third quarter, the Kings led the Lakers 33 points 95-62. The fourth quarter made no sense. In the end, the Kings defeated the Lakers 133-86 at home. The Kings won four consecutive games in the preseason, and the Lakers ended with 1 win and 5 losses in the preseason!
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I really don’t know how to evaluate this Lakers. To put it bluntly, will they compete for lottery draws in the new season? However, in their 23-year first-round pick, the Pelicans have the right to swap. Davis didn't play, Ham asked Jones to start, and James felt very uncomfortable. He was not used to having traditional centers around him to squeeze out the inside space. Westbrook plays as a substitute, and there is no room for shooting except for a Bryant traditional center around him. Ham said that letting Westbrook substitute release his control value, but Westbrook has no room for anything, and Westbrook's hamstring injury is not optimistic. Ham tried six different starting lineups in six preseason games. In the words of Los Angeles columnist Reed, Ham is not sure whether to let Davis play the No. 4 position he is familiar with, or to satisfy the James , and let Davis play the No. 5 position. In terms of team lineup configuration, Davis should play No. 4, and in terms of on-court play, Davis can only play No. 5.
And other Lakers players have few highlights. In addition to Reeves' consistent efforts, Anderson played frivolously and his small skills were average. During the game, Anderson pushed Monk away with a palm, which was incredible and almost caused a conflict between the two sides. Christie gave birth to a melon egg, which was completely unable to adapt to the team's rhythm. Beverly's so-called defensive aggression and the so-called team leader's identity seem to gradually erase the edges and corners of him as the game deepens. During the game, the Lakers lost points several times of the outside rotation. Beverly turned around and left, and did not communicate too much with his teammates. Nunn's performance in these two games was very sluggish after experiencing the highlights of the first few games, and he lacked teammates to deliver shells to him. As for the two inside players of the Lakers, their role is average. In short, this Lakers give people the feeling that they have long been no longer among the playoffs ! It's too messy, let's see how the Lakers face the powerful Warriors in the opening game.
