27+16, 90.9% shooting rate! The depth of the Lakers’ lineup has given James the greatest confidence to fight for the fifth championship.

5 people scored in double figures and defeated the Timberwolves!

With James and Doncic absent, who do the Lakers rely on?

After the first two games, the outside world looked at Reeves. After all, before this game, he scored 51 points + 41 points in a row!

Offensive ability, there is no doubt that since last season, Reeves' scoring methods have the potential to become an All-Star, but is it just scoring?

Although the Timberwolves also gave up Edwards, Randall, Maidan and Gobert are sitting in the center of the target, and their paper strength is still better.

As a result, Laravia stood up, and Reeves also showed another ability!

Laravia scored 27 points and Reeves sent 16 assists.

27+16, the former is on offense, and the latter shows its organizational potential. It will cost 240 million US dollars in 5 years. It seems that it can’t escape?

In this campaign, Laravia made 10 of 11 shots, with a hit rate of 90.9%!

Individually contributed 27 points and 8 rebounds, and made 5 three-pointers alone, which was the highest in the team and the highest in the game.

Reeves had 28 points and 16 assists. His scoring efficiency was not very good today, as he only made 9 of 24 shots. However, these 16 assists exactly reflected his comprehensiveness and smartness in the game.

Needless to say, Reeves was reliable at critical moments, but how did Ayton and other players perform?

Getting better and better!

Ayton made 8 of 11 shots and scored a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Although Vanderbilt only scored 3 points, he grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds!

Knecht scored 15 points. The second-year rookie, who had been criticized after playing in the summer league and preseason games, suddenly became enlightened.

As for Rui Hachimura, he made 7 of 14 and sent out 17 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Although there were not enough surprises, he was still stable.

Data shows that the Lakers' rebounds and assists in this campaign were higher than those of the Timberwolves.

This gives us the impression that facing a team as tough as the Timberwolves, the Lakers' ability to stay calm today from being comfortable to being frantically chasing points depends on the depth of the lineup!

Redick is indispensable. Even when the team lacks two cores (Doncic + James), he can still develop tactics and trust the players on the court. He is indeed good at it.

Judging from the performance of Reeves, Laravia, Ayton and Knecht today, the depth of the Lakers' lineup and the psychological quality of the players will undoubtedly become the greatest confidence for James to compete for the fifth championship as a 41-year-old veteran.

Last season, the Lakers were stopped in the first round due to injuries. Now Doncic's fighting spirit and ability have improved again, and it is foreseeable that James' status can still be maintained.

However, although the Lakers' operations during the offseason have been positive, they are not favored by the outside world. After all, paper strength is not equivalent to actual combat power.

Now, with the two core players absent, Ayton is playing better and better, Reeves is showing his All-Star style, Laravia is also breaking out, and Knecht seems to be back on track.

In this situation, the happiest people are James and Doncic. Both of them aim to win the championship. So in everyone's opinion, do the current Lakers have a chance?