81: 103! The Lakers lost the Suns and were opened to the dark!

As soon as the 2025-2026 NBA preseason started, the Lakers ushered in a showdown with the Suns at home. But no one expected that this game that should have been used to run into the lineup became the "scumulative scene" of the Lakers. In the end, he lost 81-103 22 points, pouring cold water on the new season. What's even more heartbreaking is that there are four outrageous scenes hidden in the game, which are even more surprising than the loss itself.

The game was incorrect from the beginning. The Lakers, including James, Doncic, Vincent, all failed, and there was obviously a lack of stewards at the offensive end. Although the Suns also lacked some major rotations such as Green, Booker took the lead in supporting the scene and did not save face for the Lakers at the beginning. In the first quarter, Reeves wanted to take the lead, break through and make a foul free throw, and scored 4 points in a row with a cover. Hachimura also made a tip-in. The Lakers temporarily led 7-5, which seemed normal.

But within three minutes, the Lakers' offense suddenly became silent. First, Reeves broke through and covered the cover, and then Hachimura missed the three-pointer in an open space, and the whole team seemed to have suddenly forgotten how to play. The Suns completely opened up their touch. Booker assisted Allen and Dillon to hit three-pointers in succession, and he also made a breakthrough layup, directly overtaking the score 11-0. What's even more outrageous is that in the last four minutes of the first quarter, the Lakers' sports game completely stagnated and they could only score points by free throws, and they didn't score a single point in the last two minutes. When the whistle sounded in the first quarter, the scoreboard of 16-31 quieted the home fans - the Lakers only scored 16 points in a single quarter, and actually scored 2 points in the second half, which was even rougher than the amateur team.

The Lakers finally improved a little in the second quarter. Reeves played with a substitute, first breaking through and passing the ball to Kneckett to make three-pointers, and he made two consecutive free throws, scoring 8 points in a row to catch the gap within 10 points. RJ Davis on the bench was also quite eye-catching. He scored 6 points in a row with a fast break layup and a quick stop, which was a renewal of the Lakers. But the Suns were not panicked at all. Booker had enough rest and returned to the court. A defensive man made a layup with a change of direction and then assisted Butler to hit a three-pointer, which quickly pulled the gap back to double digits. Before the end of the half, Dillon scored another buzzer-beating three-pointer, and the Suns entered the locker room with a 14-point advantage 56-42. The momentum that the Lakers finally accumulated was gone again.

The third quarter became the turning point of the game. The Suns played the Lakers 6-0 as soon as they came up. Booker had a completely broken out form. He first made a three-pointer, then broke through and dunked O'Neal. He also made a foul of Vanderbilt, and scored 7 points and 2 assists in just three minutes. The Lakers completely collapsed. Brownie failed to shoot continuously, Ayton made a mistake when receiving the ball, and Hachimura made only 3 of 12 shots and did not feel the touch of the touch. By the end of the third quarter, the Suns led by 24 points 85-61, and the game basically lost its suspense.

Both sides replaced the substitute in the final quarter, and the Lakers launched a little counterattack. Hayes dunked Booker's goal was one of the few highlights in the game, although Booker then scored 2+1. Laravia and Smith also scored three-pointers, catching the gap to about 10 points. However, the Suns quickly adjusted, Gillespie assisted his teammates to score continuously, and finally stabilized the situation and finally won 103-81.

After looking at the whole game, the Lakers' data was simply unavailable: 23 of 74 shots were made in the game, shooting percentage was 31.1%, 6 of 35 three-pointers, shooting percentage was only a pitiful 17.1%, and making as many as 22 turnovers. The Suns have an overall advantage, shooting 42.2% from the field, 31.7% of three-pointers, and assists 19 times more than the Lakers.

And the four outrageous scenes in the game made fans unable to help but complain. The first one is the "offensive disappearance case" in the first quarter. As an NBA team, even if they lack the main players, they will not "no points in more than four minutes" in professional arena. The Suns made 6 three-pointers in the first quarter, but the Lakers couldn't even make it under the basket. They had no tactics or cooperation on the offensive end, and they made mistakes in passing, which made people's scalp numb.

The second outrageous scene was Ayton's Lakers debut. When the Lakers introduced him in the offseason, many people still expected him to support the inside, but this game was completely disappointing. Ayton's first preseason performance is basically the same as his value, and he is at this level. Ayton played 17 minutes and 50 seconds in the whole game, made 0 of 2 shots, scored 1 point with free throws, and sent 4 mistakes. It is common to have been cut off when receiving the ball and the dribble was cut. Although he grabbed 8 rebounds and had two blocks, as the core of the inside, he was afraid of his offense and did not play the same as he should have. No wonder someone teased him "as soft as cotton candy".

The third thing that makes people confused is Brownie's shooting performance. He played in this game for 23 minutes, made only 1 of 12 shots, made 1 of 8 shots from three-pointers, and scored basically by 6 free throws to 8 points. Several times his teammates created open opportunities for him, but he either hesitated to make a shot, and he was outrageously biased and his offensive efficiency was astonishingly low. As a young player, preseason is a good opportunity to find form, and such performance is really unreasonable.

The fourth incredible thing is the depth of the Suns lineup. You should know that the Suns also lacked a lot of rotations in this game, but four players in the team scored in double digits, Booker scored 24 points and 7 assists, Allen scored 13 points, Butler scored 12 points, and Dillon scored 10 points. Even substitutes O'Neal and Richard scored 9 points each. Especially Booker, he scored easily after only 25 minutes of playing, and he clocked in and got off work in the third quarter, and he didn't have any effort. In contrast, except for Reeves, RJ Davis, and Hachimura 11 points, the others basically made no contributions, and the overall strength gap between the two teams is clear at a glance.

Although the preseason win or loss is not important, and it is mainly to get in the lineup, there are too many problems exposed by the Lakers in this game. The offense is not organized, the new players are not good, and the young players are not progressing. All these need to be solved quickly. If I remain in this state in the regular season, let alone the championship, I will have to ask whether I can enter the playoffs. Fortunately, this is only the first game. I hope the Lakers can summarize it well and don’t really disappoint the fans.

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