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"We were leading by 18 points at halftime, that was too strong."

"I feel like the Lakers are stronger this season than last season. No, I should say they are much stronger."

"This lineup has both offense and defense. Even if we meet the Warriors, we may not lose, right?"

The Lakers led by as many as 18 points at halftime, which made the fans in the audience very excited. The new lineup of the Lakers gave them a great shock.

The Lakers' lineup last season was not bad. The main lineup included Zhuang Yu and Lopez. Anderson's performance was also good. The bench lineup also had Clarkson, the best sixth man.

It's definitely not luxurious.

The Cavaliers had three All-Star players, the Spurs also had three All-Star players, and the Warriors had four All-Star players... In terms of luxurious lineups, they were all better than the Lakers. It was not surprising that the Lakers lost to the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals.

In fact, even if Lopez was not injured, people did not think that the Lakers could beat the Warriors. After all, the Warriors' lineup was too terrible.

The Lakers' current lineup is significantly improved compared to last season.

Young players such as Zhuang Yu, Clarkson, Anderson, Nance Jr., and Zubac are still improving, and with the addition of players such as Holiday, Korver, and McCaw, in terms of the luxury of the lineup, the Lakers are actually no worse than any team in the league.

Zhuang Yu and Lopez were both selected to the All-Star Game last season. Holiday was selected to the All-Star Game in the 13-14 season, and Clarkson won the best sixth man award.

Three All-Stars + Best Sixth Man.

The Cavaliers are no different.

Three All-Stars, James, Love and Irving + JR Smith, the best sixth man, just like the Lakers.

Looking at the Lakers' current lineup, the home fans can't help but get excited and are looking forward to the Lakers' performance this season.

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The second half started quickly.

With an 18-point lead, the Lakers continued to lead after entering the second half. Zhuang Yu and Lopez were replaced after playing for only more than 4 minutes in the third quarter. Coach Scott kept Holiday and Korver on the court, intending to let the two new players play more time and get more time to integrate with their teammates.

In the next few minutes, Jimmy Butler of the Timberwolves played very well and scored points one after another. However, apart from him, the other players had no fighting spirit.

After halftime of the game, they had already seen the gap between the two sides, not to mention that the score was so far behind. It was just a preseason game, why bother taking it so seriously?

Seeing his teammates all have this attitude, Butler felt a little unhappy, but there was nothing he could do.

Although Zhuang Yu and Lopez did not play, there were players like Holiday, Korver, Clarkson and Deron on the court, and their strength is equally strong.

Butler alone cannot reverse the situation.

Halfway through the third quarter, the Timberwolves were still trailing by more than ten points.

At this time, Coach Thibodeau also replaced the main players one after another with substitutes, and the rest of the game had no meaning.

Both sides replaced their players with young ones to give them some experience.

In the last quarter, the main players of both teams did not play much. Only Holiday from the Lakers played for a few minutes, and the Timberwolves only let Towns play for a while. The other main players did not play, and the game was uneventful. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves with a ten-point lead and won this warm-up match.

Zhuang Yu only played three quarters in this game, but he made 5 three-pointers, scored 21 points, plus 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Lopez also only played three quarters and scored 15 points and 6 rebounds, Holiday scored 13 points and 5 assists, Korver hit three three-pointers and scored 11 points, Anderson scored 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. The performances of several starting players can be said to be very good.

Among the substitutes, Clarkson scored a team-high 25 points, in addition to three rebounds and two assists, while the others scored in single digits.

This is just a preseason game, winning or losing doesn't mean much. It's mainly for running in the lineup, testing tactics, and finding and filling in gaps.

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A day later, the Lakers traveled to the away game for their second preseason game against the Denver Nuggets.

There was no suspense in this game either. Although the Nuggets have an All-Star center Paul Millsap this season, their overall strength is still no match for the Lakers.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 113:107 and won two consecutive preseason victories.

Gary Harris of the Nuggets scored a team-high 25 points, center Nikola Jokic scored 16 points, and new player Millsap scored 11 points. Several players did not play for very long, only about 20 minutes, and it was obvious that the Nuggets did not take this game too seriously.

On the Lakers side, Zhuang Yu only played for 18 minutes, scoring 15 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Lopez, Holiday and Korver also played for only 20 minutes each. Anderson played longer, and he played for a considerable part of the time with Clarkson and other substitute players, taking on part of the organizational work of the rotation lineup.

This is what Coach Scott intended.

Although the Lakers renewed Deron's contract for another year during the offseason, Deron's competitive state has declined sharply. He is at the end of his career, and his effectiveness in scoring and organizing offense is not as good as before.

In this case, Coach Scott felt it was necessary to add an extra playmaker to the rotation.

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A few days later, the Lakers played another game against the Nuggets, and the Lakers won again.

The Lakers then returned to their home court to rest for a few days, and did not face their fourth preseason game until October 10, when their opponent was the Kings.

It’s just that the Kings didn’t send out their main lineup, some players didn’t play, and they didn’t expect to beat the Lakers.

Both teams were training from the beginning, so there were no major changes in the game. The Lakers led from the beginning to the end and won the game with a 13-point advantage.

A day later, the Lakers continued to face the challenge of the Jazz at home.

The Jazz's lineup has changed a lot this season, with star player Gordon Hayward leaving, but they played surprisingly well, especially backup guard Donovan Mitchell.

He was the 13th pick in the first round of the Jazz this year. He performed very well in the previous preseason games. In this game, he played 33 minutes, scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Lakers' main players did not play for too long, just like before, and none of them played in the last quarter. As a result, the Jazz successfully turned the tables and lost the game.

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On October 10, the Lakers faced the Clippers in their final preseason game.

In this game, the Lakers' main players played longer than in previous games, with all five players playing for around 5 minutes.

Among them, Zhuang Yu scored 18 points, plus 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Lopez scored 27 points. The Clippers' center DeAndre Jordan and power forward Blake Griffin did not play, which made their inside line completely blown up by Lopez.

In addition, Holiday, Korver and Anderson also performed well.

At this point, the Lakers' preseason games have all ended. In 6 preseason games, they have achieved a record of 5 wins and 1 loss.