“It does not worry me. It’s just preseason. I have nothing to learn. ” LeBron James After the fifth consecutive defeat in the preparation games of the Lakers who began to show signs that they still had a long way to go to fit all their pieces into a perfect gear. And the veteran forward who has just started his nineteenth season is right, he still has nothing to learn as he demonstrated with his great game against the Warriors, but Westbrook (4 of 13 shooting from the field), Jordan and the rest of the new acquisitions of the Angelenos still have a long way to go.
The Angelenos start as second favorites in the betting for the ring. And by template they deserve to be in that position. However, favoritism is shown on the court and, for now on the first day of the NBA, the forecasts have been useless and the Lakers, despite the great game of LeBron (34 + 11 + 5) and Anthony Davis (33 + 11 + 2), they proved that what was shown in preseason is no coincidence.
Because not always an accumulation of stars like the one that the Lakers have is synonymous with success. In fact, in the end the titles come thanks to the teams and not to the exclusive work of one or two players. Something that in the first game of the course was exhibited by some Warriors in which Curry did not have his best day in the shooting (five of 21 from the field and two of eight from the triple), but they had the contribution of five other players with double digits in annotation. The team won the stars again.
Another team that showed that the team is above the individualities were the current NBA champions. It is true that you need a leader like in this case Giannis Antetokoumpo (32 + 14) but everything is simpler if you have reliable squires like Khris Middleton, Pat Connaughton, Jordan Nwora o Jrue Holiday, capable of nullifying the powerful Nets of Kevin Durant and James Harden.
Although the Nets did not perform as expected, Brooklyn fans saw firsthand what a player like Patty Mills. The Australian point guard gave a real recital from beyond the line of three with seven triples of seven attempts on a perfect night at launch.
It was one of the moments of the night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and can perfectly summarize the Lakers’ first shot this season. Carmelo Anthony He had two free throws to put the Angelenos with a 10-point lead (85-76) and blew the second pitch. The forward threatened with the launch and fell into an infraction that ended with a ball for the Warriors, who from that moment chained a 10-0 run with which they began the comeback.
A section with several nominees on the first night of the season in the NBA. Stephen Curry, who finished with a triple-double on his locker, didn’t have his best night in shooting (five of 21), nor did he in that game. Russell Westbrook, who was 4 of 13 on shooting from the field and zero of four from triple. Hours before, in Brooklyn, who was not able to see hoop was James Harden, who finished six of 16. The crosshairs have yet to be calibrated.