NBA preseason continues, Lakers play against Timberwolves at home. Previously, the Timberwolves won three consecutive games, while the Lakers won three games, only defeating the Warriors in one game. Before the game, Timberwolves coach Finch said that when playing against the Lakers, Gobert and Towns double towers rest, but after playing against Nets Nets , they will play the strongest lineup. This decision really looks down on the Lakers. On the Lakers, Schroder moved his home back to Los Angeles after European Cup , and today we finally made our debut after returning to the Lakers. The Lakers set up the starting lineup as: Westbrook + Beverly + Walker + James + Davis . Old James and Davis performed very well, which is reasonable, and the outside line is as bad as ever, and it is reasonable. In the end, the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 113-118, and the Timberwolves ushered in four consecutive victories in the preseason!
The Lakers got into the state early at the beginning. James made a three-pointer first, and then accelerated to attack the basket. After Lonnie Walker's throw shot, the Lakers led 7-0. Russell hit three-pointers in a row, and combined with Edwards to overtake the score instantly. Lonny Walker performed well on the Lakers, made a layup counterattack, and after an empty cut, he had a high-difficulty pull-up 2+1 under the basket. James and Walker took turns to lead the team to seize the score. James even completed the counterattack to the axe and dunk in the middle, which was very domineering. In the second half, Nunn and Davis stood on the free throw line continuously, Westbrook assisted Davis to dunk, and the Timberwolves relied on , Forbes, and Nowell to bloom. At the end of the quarter, Davis hit a negative angle to throw. After the first quarter, the two teams tied at 30!
The second quarter came back, Thick Eyebrow made another 2+1, and Zhan also frequently assisted Thick Eyebrow to eat cake. However, the Timberwolves and their outside line were very accurate. Russell continued to score a three-pointer, and the Timberwolves substitute center Reed made a three-pointer, which was better than the Lakers' team. Reed led the Timberwolves to widen the gap in the middle, and at the critical moment, Davis Tarzan pressed the top and made a tough tip-in to stop the bleeding. Russell blossomed inside and outside at the end of the quarter, while the Lakers had to rely on fouls to respond. In the last moment, Westbrook assisted Reeves to hit the Lakers' second three-pointer in the half (2 of 18 in the half), and James also made a tip-in. The Lakers trailed the Timberwolves 54-62 in the half. There are so many Lakers guards, and few can shoot!
entered the third quarter. Beverly and Davis made consecutive damage in the inside. James cut and took a cake. Walker hit the Lakers' third three-pointer in the game. James assisted Westbrook and finally hit the first goal in the sports game. The Lakers chased after only 1 point. Anderson and Daniels helped the Timberwolves stabilize the situation, Beverly assisted the Thick Brow to eat the cake, and then broke through and layup to narrow the gap again. Reed's strong attack and Daniels' three-pointer stopped the Lakers! And Lonnie Walker was crushed by Beverly in a defensive round, which was quite heartbreaking! The Lakers struggled to attack, but James still scored three-pointers to stop the bleeding, but Forbes immediately responded 3+1! After the third quarter, the Lakers trailed the Timberwolves 80-87.
In the fourth quarter, both teams replaced substitutes. The Timberwolves once opened the 15-point difference with Garza, but these young men in the Lakers' third lineup did not give up. Sweed made a three-pointer foul. Then Beverly and Sweed made three-pointers in a row, and the Lakers once chased only 4 points away. In the last moment, Sweed made a three-pointer foul, but the Timberwolves successfully challenged. In the end, the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 113-118 at home, and the Timberwolves ushered in four consecutive victories. In the data, on the Timberwolves, Reed scored 22 points and 13 rebounds, Daniels scored 11 points and 8 rebounds, Russell scored 15 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists, and Nowell scored 14 points. On the Lakers, James scored 25 points and 11 rebounds, Davis scored 19 points and 13 rebounds, Lonnie Walker scored 12 points, Beverly scored 10 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, and Westbrook scored 5 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
Putting aside today's results, the advantages and disadvantages of the Lakers in this game are very obvious. First of all, James plays the No. 4 position and Thick Eyebrow plays the No. 5 position. These two people do have overwhelming advantages and they both play more comfortable. James had plenty of room to sprint under the basket. After James opened his touch early, his whole state seemed different.The advantages of Davis are even more obvious. Although Gobert and Towns do not play in the double towers, Davis's skills, athleticism, and pressure on his opponents, in the words of , Huo Nan, and , this is talent. After James and Davis occupy the No. 45 position, the Lakers' outfits can be described as ugly. Lonny Walker is one of the few players with shooting ability, while Beverly, Westbrook, and Schroder, who made his debut today, have no outside threat at all. The Timberwolves don't care about the Lakers' outside.
In addition, during the game rotation time, Ham had to often play a three-back or even four-back lineup. For a while, Davis was a tall man, surrounded by Nunn, Westbrook, Walker and Beverly. It can be seen that players, including Westbrook and Reeves, are indeed very hard to participate in defense, but the confrontation and height are not enough. On the one hand, the team has given Davis a high point on the court, with the purpose of increasing the shooting space, but the Lakers have no shooting ability at all, which is a contradiction. Even Beverly rushed to the inside with the ball in his arms. It is hard to imagine what the so-called small lineup will be like when the Lakers really meet teams such as Clippers , Nuggets , and Mavericks after the start of the new season. Before the Lakers open the game against the Warriors, there is still a preseason game with the Kings. I hope the Lakers can get in as soon as possible. There is really not much time left.
