San Francisco – A Lakers He joined the training camp in the hope of finally installing chemistry between the stars Luke DonchichIN LeBron James And Austin ReevesThe field but the trio has not yet seen the court together. On Sunday, they all remained on the bench during the Lakers 111-103 loss To the warriors Golden Stete in Cheze Center.
With Donchich (rest) and James (buttock), Reeves rested on Sunday after the full first week of the training camp. The fifth -year guard had the highest load on the team, which is part of the first pre -season game, which took place after three days of practice. He scored 20 points Against the sun of Phoenix As one of the few insulting bright spots in Friday losses.
Without their best offensive players, Lakers received an elevator from security Gabe Vincentwho made his debut in the pre -season debut after the knee injury. He had 16 points and five gears while in the center Diandra AutonWhich scored only one point on two shots in the pre -season game on Friday, scored seven points, all in the first quarter, with seven selection.
After their first two pre -season Lakers Games, they spent one week of training until their first home -zone game against warriors on October 12. Coach J.J. Redik said that although Donchich had to relax for the first two pre -season games after he played in the Eurobasket with his national team, Slovenian Superstar still expects that the team officially opens his season.
Whether James will be held in the early training camps from nervous irritation in his buttock, will play in the pre -season period, and remains to be seen. According to Redik, entering the unprecedented 23rd season of the NBA, James is in a shorter growth schedule than in previous years.
The warriors accepted the same cautious approach with their aging superstars as Stephen CurryDreimond Green, Jimmy Batler III and Al Horford were limited by half. The 37-year-old Curry still scored 14 points in 15 minutes, depleting five of the seven shots from the field and causing loud greetings from an almost complete crowd of chase when he made an acrobatic shot through contact and sent two pistols to the ESPN basic camera.
Redik called this a problem in order to get an appropriate assessment of his team in a 48-minute preseason game, when his three best stars came out, but after the pre-season beginner on Friday, he looked for the best organization as a result of an attack at the beginning of the clock, playing with a pace and greater physical accuracy.
“We must be more physical open,” Redik said before the game. “We must be more physical with our screening. This does not change depending on who is in the composition, so we can build it a habit. ”
“The Habits of the Championship” is one of the three pillars that Redik ruthlessly preached during the training camp, along with the championship communication and the form of the championship. He said that it would partly judge the latter by whether the players will be destroyed in defense.
Lakers were ahead of 23-5 on the transition Sunday and 42-11 in two pre-season games.
