The final battle of the preseason, Westbrook played as a substitute
Unconsciously, the preseason competition has reached the last game day. Lakers has achieved a record of 1 win and 4 losses in the past five preseason competitions, and has not yet made a name for its favorite title to win the championship. As for the matter, the Lakers did not show any surprising highlights during this training process. The team's three giants are still the same as before, and there is still no tacit cooperation with each other. At the same time, the introduced Beverly , Schroder , Walker and others did not show unexpected value.
Moreover, during the team's performance, the players in the team were also troubled by injuries one after another. That's right, Lonnie Walker retired early due to injury in the last game and rested in the final battle of in this playoffs. Therefore, the Lakers sent Beverly, Rivers , Christie , James and Jones as the starting lineup. It is worth mentioning that Westbrook, the third giant in the team, actually played on the bench in this game. In other words, during this preseason journey, the Lakers experimented with six different starting lineups.
Lakers lost 47 points
In the first half, the Lakers were not in good shape. Westbrook, who came on the bench, even suffered a left hamstring injury during the first quarter and had to withdraw from the game early. At the same time, before the end of the first quarter, the Lakers actually got a 17-5 climax by the Kings, taking advantage of the situation to let the opponent score a 36-23 single quarter score and scored a 13-point lead. Entering the second quarter duel, the Kings, who got the lead in the score, could still go down with the trend, scored 29-21, and continue to expand the gap between the two teams.
The second half changed sides and the Kings, who had already scored 21 points, performed efficiently, and scored 30-18 in the third quarter, widening the gap to 33 points. The game has come to an end, and there is no suspense in this game. The starting cores of both sides have been clocking in and off work one after another. The Kings, who are in a hot state, even had a final quarter score of 38-24 and won a 47-point victory with a score of 133-86, making the Lakers, who are expected to be the favorite to compete for the championship in the new season, pressed on the ground to rub the ground.
Summary
In 6 preseason games, they tried 6 different starting lineups, but only achieved a bad record of 1 win or 5 losses, which was really disappointing. Moreover, in the final battle of this preseason, while the team suffered a 47-point defeat, the third giant in the team also received bad news, suffering from the left hamstring injury, and the specific injuries need to be further tested. Looking back at the Lakers' preseason journey, they can be said to have gained nothing. That game that won was still led by Davis single core, with almost no reference value.
Some people say that compared to last season's preseason, the Lakers won a game this time. However, compared with the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles can not only be said to have no highlights, but even lacks the most basic gains. The starting lineup of the six trials is extremely bad. Inadvertently, the Lakers' championship goal in the new season was cast a thick shadow again. As the head coach, Ham may have to bear the most important responsibility.
