Los Angeles Lakers In the preseason, Beijing time, on October 15, Beijing time, the Kings made 20 of 29 three-pointers with to , and massacre of Lakers . In the end, the Lakers lost to the Kings away with 86-133.
The Sacramento Kings' big victory of 47 points put the Lakers in dire public opinion because the team's preseason record was too bad. Only one victory in six games, let's see how the Lakers' preseason record is!
played against the Kings on October 4, losing the game with a score of 75-105, and the Lakers were beaten by the Kings 30 points.
played against Suns on October 6, and lost the game with a score of 133-136. It was okay to lose 3 points. Unfortunately, the Lakers were tied in the final quarter and were forced to enter overtime, and were finally defeated by the Suns.
played against Timberwolves on October 7, losing the game with a score of 99-114. The 15-point defeat broke the fans' hearts because the Lakers had lost three consecutive times.
played against the Golden State Warriors on October 10, defeating the Warriors with a score of 124-121. The narrow victory of 3 points also made fans believe that the Lakers can rise in the 2022-23 season. After all, it is not easy to defeat the Golden State Warriors.
On October 13, the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves with a score of 113-118. It was okay to lose 5 points. The two games against the Timberwolves lost 20 points in total.
On October 15th, the Lakers defeated the Kings in the second match with a score of 86-133. They lost 30 points in the first game and 47 points in the second game. Do such a Lakers still have hope?
As the saying goes, he died before he succeeded, but the Lakers were injured without failing. So far, 5 people in the team have been troubled by injuries. Dennis Schroder , injured his right thumb against the Timberwolves; Russell , Westbrook left the court due to a hamstring injury, and was regarded by many as a protest against his deceased injury when he was demoted to a substitute; Lonnie Walker sprained his left ankle against the Timberwolves; Troy Brown and Anthony Davis were both due to back injuries. Before the regular season of the new season began, a group of Lakers were troubled by injuries.
Playoffs Lakers played 2 games against the Timberwolves, and the total loss of 20 points is OK, which is not very embarrassing. But the two games against the Kings lost 77 points in total, which has to question the Lakers' existing strength. Everyone is questioning whether they are still the top ten teams in the West. Now their strength looks like the top five teams in the West. They seem to be trying to win the No. 1 pick in 2023.
Although LeBron James believes that the Lakers' defense has improved, it is not very important whether they perform well or badly in the preseason. Moreover, before all the teams stay healthy, the strongest lineup that is most suitable for the team has not been shown. Such remarks are very similar to Anthony Davis in the previous two seasons. He always says that when all the team members are healthy, it is when they rule the league.
Results In the 2020-21 season, the team still failed to maintain health in the playoffs. When the 2021-22 season entered the team, when the regular season was striving for the playoffs, the team's two leading stars were still troubled by injuries, and Nunn was directly reimbursed for the season. Now that LeBron James is saying something similar again, the Lakers seem to be the ridiculous team in the league. Because they are still expecting all players to be healthy and are preparing to hone their best lineup in the regular season.
