Upset! Doncic scored 31+9, the Lakers were defeated by the Kings second team, and three players were clearly seen in the first game

On October 18, the last game of the NBA preseason finale, the Lakers played against the Kings at home. The Lakers' performance in the first few preseason games has been erratic. First of all, coach Redick has been experimenting with various lineup combinations. In the words of the Los Angeles media, there is a Doncic system when James is not available; and a system that maintains a balanced lineup when James is able to play. Judging from the overall effect, both lineups are good. After Doncic lost weight, his defensive enthusiasm has also been significantly improved. But the most embarrassing point is that when James returns, he will definitely break the team's original balance. The Kings officially announced the signing of Westbrook yesterday for 3.6 million per year. Schroeder will be a substitute in the new season and will not be able to play in this game.

The final score of this game was 116-117, and the Lakers lost. A quick recap of the game. The Kings, including Sabonis + Monk + Murray + DeRozan, are not playing. Except for Schroeder, they are equivalent to the second team. LaVine made a three-pointer at the beginning, and Clifford shot an arrow on horseback. Doncic and Rui Hachimura started raining three-pointers, and the Kings players could score easily when they rushed to the basket. Even Eubanks did some tricks, turning his back and making a fake move before scoring with a hook. Hachimura and Smart continued to throw three-pointers in the middle, and Ellis and LaVine led the team to a small climax. In the first quarter, the Kings still led the Lakers by 2 points. In the second quarter, Vincent stole LaVine for a fast break layup, assisted Hayes for a dunk, and then scored two three-pointers. Vincent led the team to force the lead, which was so sharp.

After that, the two sides fell into a tug-of-war. Returning in the second half, Vincent continued to fire. Doncic assisted Ayton to turn over and shoot jumpers. Doncic and Reaves made consecutive fouls. When the Lakers tried to widen the point difference, Schroeder came back with a wave of substitutes! Doncic really wanted to win so much that in the fourth quarter he charged forward and threw three-pointers and caused damage. What is not quite understandable is that Redick played all the minutes of several core players in this game. But even more unexpectedly, the Kings' third team ended up overtaking the score! At the last minute, the Lakers' Nick Smith fouled at the buzzer, and the Kings relied on Jones' free throws to seal the victory. In the end, the Lakers were reversed and defeated by the Kings 116-117.

Lakers data, Doncic 31 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, Vincent 14 points and 2 assists, Ayton 12 points and 9 rebounds, Hachimura 18 points, Reeves 8 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds, Smart 14 points, 2 rebounds and 4 steals. King data, Schroeder had 25 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Ellis had 20 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Saric had 10 points and 6 rebounds, Jones had 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Eubanks had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Clifford had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Saric had 10 points and 6 rebounds.

Get to know the three major players in this game. The first is Vincent. In the last game when the Lakers defeated the Mavericks, when Doncic + Reeves + James didn't play, it was Vincent who forcibly retained the Lakers' last dignity, scoring 22 points in 25 minutes, including 6 of 11 three-pointers! In this game, Vincent continued to explode, counterattacking after cutting off LaVine, and throwing consecutive three-pointers, including feeding Hayes and Hachimura, all just right. With Vincent's performance, he does deserve a starting spot. His defense is actually not bad, and he can reasonably control the number of fouls. The key is that Doncic's regular partner is Reeves, but Reeves' performance in the third position is simply a disaster. He can pass the ball well, but has no touch at all.

The second is Doncic. Doncic played two games in the preseason and lost against the Suns. In today's game, the Lakers were indeed a bit embarrassed. When the Kings gave up a starting lineup, the Lakers were unable to widen the point difference. Doncic himself played in a hurry and made too many mistakes. Doncic does hope to have more chemical reactions with several new players, but to be honest, Ayton is okay and has a certain mid-range shooting foundation. Others really need to shoot less, especially Smart, who is too easy to break the rhythm. Smart is like Green, but more stubborn than Green. If he becomes the Lakers' main scoring force, how bad will the Lakers' offense be? Smart's arrival does have a chance to replace Finney Smith, but the Lakers' interior defense is in a mess.

Finally, there is Lao Zhan. It can be seen that after a few preseason games, bench players like Kleber and Knecht actually have no possibility of entering the rotation in the new season, let alone Brownie. In the lineup arrangement of the Lakers in these games, Redick is obviously ready to "eliminate" James, including taking turns to try Smart, Laravia and even Reeves to play the third position, equip Doncic with more defensive helpers and shooters to open up space, and even the attack is led by Doncic, with Reeves playing assists. So if James comes back, will the Lakers start over? Maybe not, then James needs to adapt to the new environment. After all, it is just a temporary grievance. The two parties have no intention of continuing their long-term cooperation and they will break up next summer.