The month of October marks the start of a new NBA preseason and a chance for the teams to assess how they will be able to perform during the real games of the upcoming season.

A Bleacher Report article said the preseason games will also focus on what the rookies can do for their team early in the competition and what the team can expect from them.

Below is the list of the key preseason matchup via NBA.com:

Date	Game
October 6, 10 p.m.	Denver Nuggets at Los Angeles Lakers
October 11, 5 p.m.	Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat
October 14, 8 p.m.	Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder
October 18, 8:30 p.m.	Miami Heat at San Antonio Spurs
October 20, 7 p.m.	Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers

The game between the Denver Nuggets versus the Los Angeles Lakes ended with the Lakers taking a 98-95 victory.

According to ESPN, Kobe Bryant played well during the game, contributing 13 points and 5 assists in his 21-minute debut against the Nuggets. This is also a much-needed comeback for Bryant who missed 76 games last season due to a fractured left knee.

As for the matchup of the Washington Wizards versus the New Orleans Pelicans, the Wizards sealed a 94-89 win in what was considered by Wiz of Awes as a sloppy game for the victors.

John Wall was able to score 14 points to lead his team's victory while Bradley Beal added 11 points and 5 rebounds for the game.

Below are the results of the preseason games from Oct. 6 to Oct. 8 taken from CBS Sports:

Oct. 6

New Orleans	18	30	15	24	87
Atlanta	34	25	19	15	93

	FINAL
Philadelphia	26	22	17	13	78
Boston	19	25	26	28	98

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Washington	25	20	19	21	85
Chicago	21	23	19	18	81

	FINAL
Denver	29	25	18	23	95
L.A. Lakers	27	24	25	22	98

Oct. 7

FINAL
Minnesota	20	22	20	28	90
Indiana	30	16	36	21	103

	FINAL
					OT
Chicago	25	24	28	25	7	109
Detroit	27	24	22	29	9	111

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					OT
Orlando	29	23	21	22	13	108
Miami	24	23	23	25	6	101

	FINAL
Houston	25	29	26	31	111
Dallas	29	35	18	26	108

	FINAL
Portland	22	12	22	17	73
Utah	26	19	25	22	92

	FINAL
Toronto	25	25	26	30	106
Sacramento	24	32	33	24	113

	FINAL
Golden State	24	32	28	28	112
L.A. Clippers	28	24	26	16	94

Oct. 8

FINAL
Washington	24	20	24	26	94
New Orleans	23	26	21	19	89

	FINAL
Charlotte	24	23	21	24	92
Philadelphia	21	38	25	22	106

	FINAL
New York	31	21	16	18	86
Boston	27	27	27	25	106

	FINAL
Memphis	24	13	22	24	83
Milwaukee	15	15	23	33	86

	FINAL
Oklahoma City	34	20	31	16	101
Denver	26	28	32	28	114

Certainly, teams are starting to gauge what they can do and what areas they should improve on in the upcoming NBA season.

Bleacher Report added that this is also the perfect time for Andrew Wiggins to live up to his being the No. 1 Draft pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers who was later on traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Love.

"He's in a situation where all eyes will be on him, though that doesn't necessarily do him any favors," the Bleacher Report noted.

It also said that Wiggins is expected to show his shooting prowess in helping the team gain its momentum. He is known to be a great shooter as he recorded 17-for-42 in four games when he was still in college. Bleacher Report said he also averaged 15.5 points per game.