Amidst the standoff between China government and the NBA, the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets still went ahead as planned.
Now the two teams are set to square off for the last time on their China tour as the 2nd game will be played at Shenzhen Dayun Arena, on Saturday evening (IST).
It was a back and forth game, with both sides always in the game. Lakers, though, were too hot to handle in the initial stages, with their frontcourt height almost unguardable.
But Nets held on, despite missing two players, Kyrie Irving and Caris LeVert, through injury early in the match. Both the players got hit on the face and left the court inside one minute of action.
Despite getting shorthanded, Brooklyn kept the scoreboard ticking. Spencer Dinwiddie scored a joint high 20 points from the bench and was fully supported by the teammates, in particular, Taurean Prince (18 points) and Dzanan Musa (16 points).
For Lakers, LeBron led the fight with 20 points, which had some remarkable dunks and brilliant passing.
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MATCH DETAILS:
Match Timing: October 12, @ 05:00 PM IST
Venue – Shenzhen Dayun Arena
Capacity- 18,000
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BKN vs LAL DREAM11 Team News:
Los Angeles Lakers –
Quinn Cook missed the last game against Brooklyn Nets due to a calf injury. he remains a doubt and will be monitored before the game.
Jared Dudley was also held out in Thursday’s scrimmage against Nets with a knee injury and is listed as a doubt for this game.
Kyle Kuzma is nearing a return following a lengthy injury lay of. But this game may have come too soon for the 24-year-old former Nets forward.
Another Lakers star spending his time in the treatment room these days is Talen Horton-Tucker.
Los Angeles Lakers squad for the NBA Pre-Season 2019:
LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Danny Green, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Avery Bradley, JaVale McGee, Jared Dudley, Kostas Antetokounmpo, Zach Norvell Jr., DeMarcus Cousins, Quinn Cook, Alex Caruso, Rajon Rondo, Kyle Kuzma, Jordan Caroline, Demetrius Jackson, Devontae Cacok, Troy Daniels, Talen Horton-Tucker, Dwight Howard
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Brooklyn Nets –
Kyrie Irving left the court early in Thursday’s game against the Lakers after taking an elbow to the face. Nets have listed the former Boston Celtics star as a doubt.
Caris LeVert suffered the same fate and had to leave the court after just one minute. The former Indiana Pacers forward seemed to get poked in the eye by Anthony Davis.
While Kevin Durant remains a long-term injury absentee.
Brooklyn Nets squad for the NBA Pre-Season 2019:
Kevin Durant (out of this match), C.J. Williams, Kyrie Irving, Lance Thomas, Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan, Joe Harris, Henry Ellenson, Garrett Temple, Taurean Prince, Caris LeVert, Deng Adel, Jarrett Allen, John Egbunu, Dzanan Musa, Rodions Kurucs, Theo Pinson, Jaylen Hands, David Nwaba, Wilson Chandler, Nicolas Claxton
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BKN vs LAL Dream11 Playing Team (Probable 5) :
BKN– Joe Harris, Taurean Prince, DeAndre Jordan, Kyrie Irving / Spencer Dinwiddie, Caris LeVert / Cacok
LAL– Anthony Davis, LeBron James, JaVale McGee / Dwight Howard, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Rajon Rondo
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BKN vs LAL Dream11 Predictions:
Teams hardly lose sleep over the bad results in the pre-season. But it does give the head coaches an opportunity to gauge the strength of the team’s roster. And what we saw from the first game, Nets may have a deep team this time around. Lakers are not far behind either, for their 2nd unit is not at full strength these days.
But we back Lakers to get the win in this game.