A rare highlight in the crushing defeat. Can the Lakers backcourt rookies maintain this level during the preseason?

In a previous NBA preseason game, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers who played at home 103-81, achieving a good start in the preseason, while the Lakers suffered such a crushing defeat in their first preseason game.

In this game, although the Lakers suffered a crushing defeat, the team's substitute backcourt rookie RJ Davis was very disappointing. Davis played 18 minutes and 06 seconds in the game, made 5 of 8 shots, 1 of 2 from outside the three-point line, and 3 of 3 free throws. He got the second highest score of the team, 14 points plus 1 steal, and 2 turnovers and 1 foul, with a plus-negative value of -1. Davis doesn't play much, but he also seized the opportunity to exert his scoring ability. Davis has good breakthrough ability, he also has certain shooting ability, and he seems to have a pretty comprehensive scoring ability. Davis' performance in other aspects lacks highlights, but as a rookie, it is already very difficult to be able to perform like this when he comes on as a substitute and doesn't play much time. If it weren't for Davis's outstanding performance and the poor touch of other Lakers players, they would have obviously only lost even worse.

Davis was born in October 2001 and is about to turn 24 years old. He is 183cm tall and weighs 82kg. He is the undraft in this year's NBA draft. In the NCAA game last season, Davis made a total of 37 appearances for the University of North Carolina, where he was, with averaging 34.3 minutes per game, averaging 17.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1 steal, 0.1 block, and 1.5 turnovers and 1.7 fouls. His shooting percentage was 41.3%, three-point shooting percentage was 35.4%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 87.3%. In the previous NBA Summer League, Davis made a total of 7 appearances, averaging 14.6 minutes per game, averaging 6.1 points, 1 rebound, 2.6 assists and 0.6 steals, and 1.4 turnovers and 1.3 fouls. His shooting percentage was 38.1%, a three-point shooting percentage of 23.8%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 66.7%.

Davis is an excellent scorer in the NCAA field. He is also the number one star and number one scorer at the University of North Carolina. His personal ability on the offensive end is still obvious to all. However, due to his figure and age, he was unable to get a name on this year's NBA Draft. The Lakers signed him with a training camp contract after the draft, and in the previous NBA summer league, his overall performance also seemed unstable, and he could not play his scoring ability in every game. Unexpectedly, in the first game of the preseason, Davis actually played such a good performance, which is also eye-catching. I don’t know if Davis can maintain sufficient stability in the next preseason. If he can continue to perform like this, he will have a chance to hit a two-way contract.