Beijing time October 15th, the NBA preseason, the Lakers challenged the Kings away. This is the sixth preseason for the Lakers in the new season. They have suffered 5 consecutive defeats and their performance is very sluggish. In this game, the Big Three of the Lakers James, Westbrook and Davis played on the same field again, and the other two positions were , Baezmore and Jordan, for the Lakers. Said that this game the team is trying to fight for victory.
In the first quarter of this game, James and Davis were in a very hot form. The two players teamed up to score 11 points in a single quarter and Westbrook also scored 6 points. However, in addition to these three players, the other players did not perform well and only scored 5 points in a single quarter. On the Kings side, they were fully fired, hitting three-pointers from the outside in a row, and scored 35 points in a single quarter. At the end of the first quarter, the Kings led the Lakers by 12 points.
In the second quarter of the game, James and Davis once again took over the Lakers offense. James scored 14 points on 5 of 8 shots in a single quarter, while Davis also scored 8 points and Westbrook contributed 7 Under the leadership of these three players, the Lakers scored 42 points in the second quarter and beat their opponents by 6 points in a single quarter. At the end of the game, the Lakers were only 6 points behind the Kings.
In the third quarter of the game, the offensive efficiency of both teams declined, and the shooting stability was not enough. On the Lakers side, they used to rely on the performance of their stars. They have taken the lead, but the Kings are very Soon with the conversion of offense and performance on the outside, they once again surpassed the score. At the end of the three quarters, the Kings still held a 5-point lead.
In the last quarter of the game, the Lakers began to exert their strength, they played a wave of 17-10 offense in a short time, overtaking the Kings by 2 points. Then the game entered a critical moment,The Kings hit two three-pointers in a row, once again overtaking the score. Subsequently, although the Lakers retained their main players on the field, the effect was not satisfactory. The Kings hit a three-pointer again and the score gap was further widened. In the end, the Lakers lost to the Kings 112-116 on the road, and suffered a 6-game losing streak in the preseason.
The main player data of the two teams in this game: James 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Davis 14 points and 12 rebounds, Westbrook 18 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. He rebounded in this campaign. Anthony scored 15 points and Jordan Jr. scored 12 points and 11 rebounds. For the Kings, Fox 21 points, Barnes 15 points, Holmes 15 points and 10 rebounds, Terence Davis 20 points, Hilde 13 points.
Compared with the past 5 games, the Lakers have made great progress in this campaign, especially on the offensive end. James, Westbrook and Davis played very well in the game. James’s performance, including James’ full firepower, blasted 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Davis also had 14 points and 12 rebounds. Westbrook’s state is recovering. He contributed 18 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists in this campaign. With 3 steals data, the Big Three’s cooperation in the game is becoming more and more tacit, and the performance is very good.
However, in this case, the main reason the Lakers lost the game was the defensive end. The team gave the Kings a lot of easy scoring opportunities, whether it was inside or outside. Poor defensive communication, there will always be unnecessary defensive errors, which also led to the team's final defeat.
suffered a 6-game losing streak in the preseason. Such performance is very sluggish. I hope that after a terrible preseason, the Lakers can regain their form in the next regular season. Play the performance expected by the outside world.
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