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13+12+12! The three strongest towers in the league? The abandoned player the Bucks and Jazz don’t want becomes the key to the Clippers’ championship.

4:32pm, 16 October 2025【Basketball】

On October 16, the NBA preseason continued. Today, the Kings faced the challenge of the Clippers at home. I thought it would be a close contest. After all, the Kings’ paper strength was not bad, but it turned out to be one-sided. The Clippers once established a 29-point lead. The game also lost suspense early. In the end, the Kings lost to the Clippers 91-109. The Clippers have one more preseason game and will face the Warriors, but according to Tyronn Lue, Harden and Leonard will not play.

The best performer for the Kings in this campaign was Sabonis. He made 7 of 14 from the field and 0 of 5 from three-point range. He scored 15 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal. The Kings coach Christie could not perform at all. Due to the advantages of the stars, Sasha cannot be a space center. As a result, Schroeder has been playing a space center since the preseason. Schroder cannot play without the ball. As a result, Schroeder is now an off-ball point guard. In this campaign, he made 2 of 9 shots and scored 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist. He wasted all his resources.

In contrast, Tyronn Lue's lineup deployment is very reasonable. The Clippers' starting lineup for this game is Leonard, Harden, Jordan Miller, Jones and Zubac. Jordan Miller replaced Bill in this game. After Bill returns, , this is their starting lineup. Harden and Leonard did not perform well in this campaign. Harden made 4 of 10 in the game, 0 of 6 three-pointers and scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. Leonard made 5 of 13 in the game, 0 of 4 three-pointers and scored 15 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

The efficiency of the two is so poor, why can the Clippers still defeat their opponents? Because their substitute firepower was so strong, Paul made 3 of 6 shots from the field, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 8 points, 1 rebound, and 10 assists in 18 minutes. Because there were two outstanding insiders on the bench, Paul could easily provide assists. The best substitute in this campaign was Collins. He made 7 of 8 shots and scored 24 points and 6 rebounds.

Collins played for the Jazz last season, averaging 19 points per game. Based on his ability, he is qualified to be the starting 4 position of any team. Letting him play as a backup power forward is a dimensionality reduction blow. It is estimated that in certain games, such as encountering a Twin Towers team, Tyronn Lue will let him enter the starting lineup. Collins is such a talented 4 position and he is only 28 years old and in his prime now, but because he was not in sync with the Jazz's plan, the team gave up on him.

In order to get Collins, the Clippers sent Powell. Judging from the current situation, this operation is also very successful. After all, they got a better core Bill at the 2nd position. After joining the Clippers, Collins averaged 16 points and 4.7 rebounds in 20 minutes per game. He shot 69.6% from the field and 66.7% from the three-point range. He averaged 1.3 three-pointers per game. This offensive efficiency is really terrible. He is one of the best spatial insiders in active service and has the ability to sweep defense.

Except for Collins, Luo made 6 of 8 shots, 4 of 5 three-pointers, and scored 16 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block in this campaign. Luo also performed very well after joining the Clippers. He was abandoned by the Bucks due to his age. Although Luo may become a shortcoming of the team as a starter, now he is mainly on the bench, and his abilities have been demonstrated. His top spatial ability and experience allow him to face most substitutes with ease.

So far in the preseason, he has averaged 13.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.7 blocks per game. He has a three-point shooting rate of 53.5% and an average of 2.7 three-pointers per game. This is an average of 1.0 points per game. The performance of 7 minutes is indeed too great. Although his and Collins' efficiency will decline after the start of the regular season, judging from these few preseason games, they can adapt well to the Clippers' system. After all, there are two master cake makers in Paul and Harden.

As the US media said: Paul and Luo still have the ability to start at the starting level, but they should no longer bear the playing time at the starting level. This is where the decline in form often starts. If they are allowed to appear in stages, they can still play a very threatening role. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. This saying is still applicable in the NBA. The Clippers in the new season may have the strongest three-tower lineup in the current league, because they also have an All-Star level insider Zubac.

Zubac has averaged 10 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1 steal per game so far in the preseason. This is after playing in the preseason, otherwise his data will be better. Such three towers look more practical than the Rockets' three towers. After all, Los Angeles and Collins have space capabilities, and the Rockets' three towers There are more internal kills. The Clippers in the new season will have more lineups because of their three towers. Collins can be a five-small center with space ability and unlimited defense changes. Luo has top-level frame protection and space ability. Zubac has frame protection and interior finishing capabilities. This also makes the Clippers' interior error tolerance rate higher. They have a chance to win the championship in the new season.

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