Even in preseason, it must not have happened often that LeBron James ends a match without any basket scored! For his first friendly match, he finished the game 0 out of 7 on shots, and it’s a bit of a symbol of this heavy defeat for the Lakers: 105-75! Opposite, there were the Kings, and the players of Mike Brown especially took advantage of the resting of the stars of Los Angeles in the second period to reverse the course of the match.
Because the Lakers, despite the clumsiness of LeBron James, had made a very good start (12-3), and we will remember the defensive effort with the Kings limited to 41 points at the break at 33% on shots. The entries of Pat Beverley, Thomas Bryant or Juan Toscano-Anderson were interesting, and on an alley-oop at the end of the first quarter, they got the whole room and their teammates up.
Back from the locker room, Keegan Murray made the difference, well supported by Davion Mitchell. The “Big Three” of the Lakers is a spectator of the collapse of his family. An 8-1 turns into 28-7 in eight minutes. The Lakers are overwhelmed everywhere, and it is Alex Len who concludes this one-sided quarter won 35-15 by Sacramento.
The 4th quarter is in the same vein with Kent Bazemore who remembers the good memories of his former teammates to bring the gap to +25. On the Lakers side, a player is trying to float, and it’s Cole Swider at the very start of the quarter. But then, there is not much more to put in your mouth.
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