Made 16 of 22 shots and scored 48+11+10. The Nuggets will have a headache, and the Thunder will also have a headache.

The Nuggets and Thunder are regarded as the two favorites to win the championship in the new season. After the Nuggets traded Porter for Johnson this summer, they freed up $17 million in salary space, which allowed them to introduce Varan, Bruce Brown, and Hardaway. Now the Nuggets have solved the shortcoming of insufficient lineup depth, and their fault tolerance rate has greatly increased. This is reflected in the preseason. Currently, the Nuggets have won all three preseason games, while the Nuggets had 1 win and 4 losses in the preseason last season.

The Thunder were the championship last season. The Thunder retained the championship lineup this summer. In addition to their strong starting lineup, the reason why the Thunder won the championship last season was also due to their excellent bench lineup. The Thunder's bench has Caruso, Wiggins, Wallace, Isaiah Joe, Jaylin, Kenway and other players, in last season's playoffs, the Thunder's substitutes averaged 32.2 points per game, ranking in the upper reaches of the league. Both the starters and substitutes are good enough, and the Thunder can become the ultimate winner.

The four teams that reached the conference finals last season were the Thunder, Pacers, Timberwolves, and Knicks. Among these four teams, except for the Knicks' weak substitute lineup, the other three teams all had very strong substitute lineups. This phenomenon made all teams in the league realize that in order to win the championship, they must have excellent lineup depth. Therefore, many teams have improved their lineup depth this summer, among which the Clippers have done particularly well.

Although the Clippers lost Powell this summer, they introduced Paul, Bill, Da Luo, and Collins. Their lineup is extremely deep and their power is beginning to show. Take today's game between the Clippers and the Kings as an example. In this game, the Clippers' Beal and Bogdan are not playing, and the Kings' Murray and Monk are not playing. The other main players are all there. The Clippers changed their lineup and let Collins come on the bench and Miller started. As a result, the Clippers' starting lineup Suppressed by the Kings' starting lineup, the Clippers' bench completely overwhelmed the Kings' bench. Three new players, Paul, Luo, and Collins, broke out together, allowing the Clippers to quickly lead to 20+, leading by 29 points at one time, and finally defeated the Kings by 18 points.

Paul played 18 minutes in this battle, scoring 8 points, 1 rebound, 10 assists and 1 steal on 3 of 6 shots (2 of 4 three-pointers), with a plus-minus value of +24. Collins played 18 minutes, scoring 2 of 7 of 8 shots (2 of 2 three-pointers). With 4 points and 6 rebounds, a plus-minus of +24, Daluo played 18 minutes, scoring 16 points on 6 of 8 (4 of 5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block, with a plus-minus of +26. The three brothers scored a total of 16 of 22 shots (8 of 11 of 3-pointers) and scored 48 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.

After the start of the preseason, Bill was injured and did not play. The three new players Paul, Luo, and Collins continued to perform well. Paul played 18.9 minutes per game, averaging 8.3 points, 3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 0.7 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game. He shot 47.1% from the field, averaged 2 three-pointers per game, and made 50% of the three-pointers. Collins played 19.8 minutes per game, averaging 16 points, 4.7 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.3 blocks per game, shooting 69.6% from the field, averaging 1.3 three-pointers per game, and shooting 66.7% from the three-point range. Daluo played 17 minutes per game, averaging 13.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, shooting 64% from the field, averaging 2.7 three-pointers per game, and shooting 53.3% from the three-point range.

The performance of Paul, Luo, and Collins in the preseason was too good. Coupled with Beal who has not yet played, the Clippers' signing operation this summer has been too successful. The Clippers' hard power has improved greatly. In terms of lineup depth, neither the Nuggets nor the Thunder can compare to the Clippers. The only worry for the Clippers is health. After all, they have many veterans in the team. If they can ensure their health, the Clippers are very likely to beat the Nuggets and Thunder and win the NBA championship.