What happened
The Lakers open the regular season Wednesday against Golden State after two October preseason meetings, but JJ Redick said the staff will use a normal scout.
Those exhibitions were uneven snapshots, with Los Angeles missing several rotation players in the first game and both teams limiting key contributors in the second.
LINEUP CONTEXT
That leaves rotation readouts uncertain, while the turnover-heavy preseason meetings suggest ball security and transition defense may decide the opener.
Automated brief based on the linked report. Lineup context is analysis; official starting-five labels come separately from our game data provider.
Original reporting: Lakers learned hard lesson from Warriors — now comes the real test — Yahoo Sports ↗