Life has been good for the Los Angeles Lakers, who possess a 2-1 record in the NBA Preseason and appear to be enjoying playing basketball under new head coach Luke Walton. The offense has looked much more efficient than last season, and the defense, while a work in progress tactically, is at least playing with energy and passion.
Tonight, though, they take on the difficult task of slowing down the Portland Trail Blazers, who boast the explosive backcourt duo of C.J. McCollum and Damian Lillard. The Lakers have had their own backcourt dynamic duo in D’Angelo Russell and Lou Williams, who put up 33 and 25 points, respectively, in their last outing against the Denver Nuggets.
Still, Portland will present a step up in competition, and it will be interesting to see how the young Lakers handle it.
Check out all of the highlights below:
Randle with the nice jumper in the paint! https://t.co/XfJZcTuLpi
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Russell finds Mozgov!!! https://t.co/JGaHhDSzq8
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Oh, Deng https://t.co/IzZH9FHOdl
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Russell gets baseline! https://t.co/uv0waFwLbX
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Nance to Ingram for 3! https://t.co/gJhvweyzzp
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
The Catalyst https://t.co/1GwSGXN9x9
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Ingram with the block! https://t.co/FyRXiL42o7
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Deng and 1! https://t.co/FveZpkA7am
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Swaggy P, defensive specialist https://t.co/tHmJLwhaJE
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Swaggy P, Point God https://t.co/lP6X28MMJy
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
I mean…no-look Nick Young? Different player this year https://t.co/JLhXJbdmOs
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Ran this play against Denver…still works https://t.co/5U7oGS4fEC
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
This should be 4 points *Antoine Walker nods* https://t.co/T5jZXOw7dQ
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Moz Block, Ingram joins in https://t.co/JtIy79MaYG
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Randle block leads to a Swaggy 3! https://t.co/L68zPhfJJg
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
MozLob https://t.co/6xl4ECyNtf
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Nick Young and 1! https://t.co/JDtg6Zuxw1
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
This is happening https://t.co/YKbTCqo1My
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Mozgov fouls Nick Young… #Shaqtin https://t.co/09j9BQ5u58
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Huertas to Clarkson! https://t.co/kGPKNVYKNe
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Ingram throws it down!!! https://t.co/CEUpqHP0a8
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Randle and 1! https://t.co/rt4Zg6xj95
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Young pads his rebounding stats https://t.co/rxaQYoXU32
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
Russell with the nice fake in OT! https://t.co/N3DiQ2pIhd
— Trevor Lane (@Trevor_Lane) October 12, 2016
