James and davis needed their moments because it had been their very first match of the preseason limited but their stat lines were impressive. While James had 15 points, eight assists and 3 rebounds davis finished with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists in 18 minutes.
The existence of AD helped take pressure off James shoulders. Last year he had been made to create shots for himself but with Davis about the courtroom, the Lakers have a scorer and James may thrive as a founder.
The bench players stepped up, particularly Troy Daniels and Alex Caruso. Daniels had 14 points on 6 of 11 shooting 2 from beyond the arc in 25 minutes along with Alex Caruso scored 10 points with six assists in 20 minutes.
Avery Bradley signed a yearlong, $9.7 million deal with the Lakers on July 8 in one of the very underrated moves of the year and if he didt shoot well, his defense decided.
Bradley averaged 9.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 30.2 moments over 63 matches with the Clippers and Grizzlies last season and that he fits well with Anthony Davis and LeBron James and he also made 38.4 percent of his 5.2 3-point efforts in 14 games with the Grizzlies last year. He averaged 16.1 points, 4.0 assists and 1.0 steals over 31.6 minutes each game for them.
Odds To Win The NBA Championship
(Courtesy of 5Dimes)
Los Angeles Clippers +400
Los Angeles Lakers +500
Milwaukee Bucks +525
Philadelphia 76ers +575
Houston Rockets +675
Golden State Warriors +1175
Utah Jazz +1200
Denver Nuggets +1800
Boston Celtics +2750
Portland Trail Blazers +2800
Brooklyn Nets +4000
New Orleans Pelicans +4500
Toronto Raptors +6000
San Antonio Spurs +7500
Indiana Pacers +8000
Miami Heat +10000
Dallas Mavericks +10000
Orlando Magic +18500
Sacramento Kings +20000
Minnesota Timberwolves +25000
Atlanta Hawks +27500
Detroit Pistons +31500
Oklahoma City Thunder +33500
Phoenix Suns +50000
Chicago Bulls +50000
New York Knicks +100000
Memphis Grizzlies +100000
Washington Wizards +125000
Cleveland Cavaliers +150000
Charlotte Hornets +200000
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