The Los Angeles Lakers may have dropped their second preseason game to the Denver Nuggets 101-97 on Friday night, but there was still plenty of reason for optimism. One major one has been the play of the Lakers bench, in particular the lineup of Jose Calderon, Jordan Clarkson, Brandon Ingram, Larry Nance Jr., and Tarik Black.
It was that lineup that went on a huge run to turnaround the Lakers’ first preseason game, and the group thrived again on Friday night thanks to its speed, length, athleticism, and defensive intensity.
After a second straight strong showing, head coach Luke Walton admitted that the lineup definitely has something going via Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report:
The group definitely has excellent chemistry together and Clarkson had an idea of why according to Lakers Nation reporter Serena Winters:
Why the chemistry with the second unit?