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Keeping it in the family can have it's issues as pressure slowly builds on the Lakers fan base. Despite Lakers forward LeBron James seemingly having a lot ...

Pelinka had been Kobe Bryant’s agent for much of the late guard’s illustrious career." Now more than ever there voices are being considered, but is this the right move for the Lakers? Despite Lakers forward

Jordan Poole passed a mental-toughness test with ease Sunday night, acing it in front of his Warriors teammates and 18064 sympathetic witnesses.

“What’s exciting with Jordan is that he’s a shot creator, and there’s so much value to that in the league,” Kerr said. “To be able to see that from Jordan over the last couple years, to see him blossoming, confidence growing, he’s someone we’re going to rely on for many years to come. With the hottest of spotlights on him, JP played as if this was just another game. Kevon Looney, on the bench, conveyed a measure of shock. The climax came with a little more than two minutes remaining in the quarter. He was the only Golden State starter without a turnover.

The Los Angeles Lakers are inching closer to the start of the regular season, as they took on the Golden State Warriors on Sunday evening at Chase Center in ...

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Anthony Davis scored 28 points in his return to the Lakers lineup after missing two games due to injury, and Los Angeles defeated Golden State 124-121 ...

Aleksej Pokusevski and Jalen Williams, the 12th overall pick from Santa Clara, scored 15 points apiece. Veteran Gorgui Dieng had 10 points and nine rebounds for San Antonio. Paschal Siakam led the Raptors with 18 points and nine rebounds. The Bulls had 16 turnovers in the first half. and Fred VanVleet carried the Raptors to a lead in the first half. Meanwhile, Towns saw his first action of the preseason for the Timberwolves after missing games due to a hospitalization. Poole led the Warriors with 25 points on 10-for-19 shooting, and added six assists. John Wall led the Clippers with 20 points. Nikola Vucevic finished with 13 points and nine rebounds. Trent finished with 17 points and VanVleet had 13. Kendrick Nunn scored 21 points and Ryan added 20 on 6-for-9 shooting from outside the arc. Javonte Green scored 17 points and Ayo Dosunmu added 14.

LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and Patrick Beverley all sat out for the second straight game — but Anthony Davis was very much back.

Davis’ performance was buoyed by Kendrick Nunn, who also made a return after missing the Lakers’ last game. With his 14-point fourth quarter, he capped off the team’s first preseason victory since December 2020, ending a nine-exhibition losing streak. Davis opened the game as L.A.’s starting center and immediately made his presence felt against a Warriors squad missing Draymond Green and Klay Thompson.

The Los Angeles Lakers play the Golden State Warriors with Anthony Davis playing but LeBron James, Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley out.

With Schroder soon joining the crowded Lakers backcourt, Nunn and Reaves will want to show Ham they are worthy of a spot in the starting lineup. Expect Austin Reaves and Kendrick Nunn to come out extra motivated for the game for the Lakers. It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! The Lakers were said to be sitting him out for precautionary reasons so much feel he is healthy enough to play against Golden State. does get Davis back in the lineup which is a good sign after he sat out the last two games with minor back tightness. The same will be the case on Sunday night against the Warriors as Ham ruled out James, Westbrook and Patrick Beverley before the game.

Late in the third quarter of the Warriors' preseason loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, Jordan Poole was in his bag.

[Draymond to navigate relationship with JP on guard's terms](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/draymond-green-navigate-jordan-poole-relationship-warriors-guards-terms) In all, Poole's amazing move and finish were two of his 25 points on the night. [in their 124-121 loss to the Lakers](https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/warriors-observations-jordan-poole-leads-scoring-loss-lakers).

Steph Curry and Jordan Poole led the way on offense, each scoring 20-plus points in the Warriors' preseason loss to the Lakers.

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"The quality of shots is important. Making sure I'm not taking the bad ones is something I try to emphasize."

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The former cemetery landscaper and Uber driver may join the Los Angeles Lakers' 15-man standard roster after his performance tonight.

So I knew I was shooting it well, and I just needed to keep shooting, and [I knew that] one of these games was gonna click for me... Ryan finished with 11 points and a rebound in 13:23 minutes. He went 4-of-10 from the floor, but just 2-of-8 on threes. Over the course of a college career spent toggling between Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and finally Chattanooga, Ryan knocked down 36.3% of his 4.7 three-point attempts a night. The next night, during a He launched all of his shots from beyond the three-point arc, connecting on 6-of-9 shooting from deep. Beyond a single rebound, he didn't make much of an impact elsewhere on the stat sheet. Ryan also scored well from all over the court during his NBAGL tenure in 2021-22. During one especially notable January contest for the Grand Rapids Gold (the Denver Nuggets' G League affiliate), Ryan poured in 34 points, which included nine made three-pointers. Count head coach Darvin Ham number among the converted. His game is not without its limitations. He knocked down an elite 41.3% of his triples, at a high-volume 9.1 attempts per game.

Poole still hasn't spoken publicly about his run-in with Draymond Green. His game, on the other hand, shows significant growth.

No, Steve Kerr shook his head, there was never even a thought about giving Poole a breather in the punch’s tumultuous aftermath. He was in the starting lineup Sunday against the Poole heard it and then, in the hours that followed, practiced in full and looked unbothered as he chatted up Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson after an individual workout.

Russell Westbrook is confident in his shot and is saying all the right things about fitting in and taking on his role in the new Lakers' offense.

But just get in that rhythm and know that I can get to any spot that I want to and get in-rhythm shots for sure, so far.” However, he was good in the corners — 43.8% on corner 3s last season — and he is confident in his shot and ability to knock them down, “I know I’m a good shooter, and I’m very confident in myself and my ability to shoot the basketball,” he said. Ham needs Westbrook to play with and off that duo. The Lakers don’t need that — “Just continue working on my craft as I always have, and take good shots.

Los Angeles Lakers highlights of Anthony Davis, Kendrick Nunn, Lonnie Walker IV and Matt Ryan shining in the preseason win over the Warriors.

It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! The sharpshooter got it going from deep and finished with 20 points on 6-of-9 from deep. Lonnie Walker IV also looked more comfortable in his second game, contributing 14 points and four assists after entering the starting lineup for the first time.

Despite 49 combined points from Steph Curry and Jordan Poole, it wasn't enough against the Lakers on Sunday night in the preseason.

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The sequence featured a fluid Poole dancing his way past Lakers forward Matt Ryan and into the key, losing help defender Cole Swider by way of the behind-the- ...

They know the rules better than we do.” That’s exactly what we said, ‘Can you describe that for us?’ Refs, that’s the reason you get paid. “I’ve been avoiding playing one-on-one with him because he’s got a lot better …

Jordan Poole's hypnotic moves against the Los Angeles Lakers wowed the Chase Center crowd on Sunday night as well as his teammates sitting on the Warriors' ...

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A number of new Warriors made their Chase Center preseason debut on Sunday including JaMychal Green, Donte DiVincenzo, Patrick Baldwin Jr., Anthony Lamb, Ty ...

James Wiseman returned to preseason play at Chase Center after missing the entire 2021-22 season due to rehabilitation following surgery. Poole rounded out the night with six assists and four rebounds, shooting 10-for-19 from the field and sinking three 3-pointers in the feat. Curry finished the night with 24 points, four rebounds and four assists while Wiggins produced 15 points, shooting 5-for-9 from the field and 3-for-4 from 3-point range.

This offseason, the Lakers signed young, athletic centers Thomas Bryant and Damian Jones, which seemed to solidify the idea that Davis would be playing more ...

Davis at the five has seemed like the best lineup for the Lakers to live up to their potential, so we'll see if Ham is able to get him to play there this season. There's been a lot of talk about L.A. Slotting AD in as the "small-ball five" could allow the Lakers to put shooters around the 6'10" All-Star and LeBron James, which felt like the best 'death lineup' for the team.

Having him at center allows LeBron James to play the 4 in a point-forward role and makes Russell Westbrook's own inadequacies as a shooter less impactful, since ...

Davis is an excellent shot-blocker (2.3 blocks per game in his career), but asking him to bang on the block with the likes of Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokić and Rudy Gobert, among others, will take its toll. But it would still give the Lakers better floor spacing and optionality than having Davis at the 4 next to Damian Jones or Thomas Bryant at the 5. But the Lakers may ask him to play more center this season.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham says the last two preseason games will be closer to regular season minutes and rotations.

I’m gonna use as many pieces as I possibly can that I have at my disposal to put together the best lineup we can possibly have, multiple lineups that we can use throughout the course of the game, especially through the course of different stretches of the season.” It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! Nonetheless, Ham feels good about the progress being made and now everyone will get a closer look at what to expect once the season begins. There have been some encouraging signs throughout the preseason so far, and these last two contests serve as the final test before games start counting. Leave some time in the middle to see how their body reacts, to build back up and then finalize with the last two preseason games. Those last two games will be more regular season like in terms of the rotation and who’s available so we feel like we’re right on course with what we need to do.”

The Lakers pick up their first preseason win since 2020 against the Golden State Warriors, but the Lakers stars still don't see time together on the court.

But it’s par for the course — injuries are a part of sport, a part of our daily lives. It’s an encouraging sign for the Lakers’ big man, who has been one of the worst three-point shooters over the past two seasons. “This is just a plan that was put in place way beforehand and even though a guy is able to go through an individual workout doesn’t mean he’s quite capable of playing versus contact or in a real NBA game as well,” Ham said. And we feel good about where we are. But, we feel good about the plan that we set forth,” Ham said. Davis, who didn’t play Wednesday because of lower back tightness, returned to the starting lineup Sunday.

Los Angeles Lakers sharpshooting wing Matt Ryan believes he can shoot with anyone in the NBA and is thankful for his opportunity with L.A..

And I just needed to keep shooting and one of these games it was gonna click for me, it just took a couple games. If he can string together another couple of games like that, he will make it extremely difficult for the Lakers to let him go. It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! I was seeing a bunch of shots hit the back rim and go in and out so I knew I was shooting it well. On paper, the team doesn’t have any certifiable knockdown deep shooters, but Ryan clearly falls under that category and he believes he is as good as anybody. The sharpshooting wing exploded for 20 points in the win, hitting 6-of-9 shots from 3-point range and showing exactly what makes him an intriguing roster possibility.

Can fans of your Los Angeles Lakers' arch-rival, the Boston Celtics, actually root for L.A. players? According to one TV star, they can indeed.

One would hope she gets acclimated to a team that has a legitimate chance to contend for a championship in the years to come. In this new "Playoff Rondo" guise, the 6'1" Kentucky product served as probably the team's third-best overall performer. "I mean, some of my favorite ballers, I would definitely have to say Kobe [Bryant].

Davis has made it clear publicly that playing power forward is his preference. The Lakers signed Damian Jones and Thomas Bryant this offseason to presumably ...

The Lakers have started a different center in all four of their preseason games, with Damian Jones, Thomas Bryant and [Wenyen Gabriel](/nba/players/2355020/wenyen-gabriel/) all getting looks. The Lakers signed [Damian Jones](/nba/players/2105182/damian-jones/) and [Thomas Bryant](/nba/players/2202681/thomas-bryant/) this offseason to presumably serve as a buffer for Davis. Even last season, when [Russell Westbrook's](/nba/players/1622555/russell-westbrook/) arrival at point guard necessitated smaller lineups with a heavier emphasis on spacing, the Lakers opened the season with [DeAndre Jordan](/nba/players/1622506/deandre-jordan/) at center.

Veteran guard Dennis Schroder, 29, completed his first practice of his second stint with the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, saying he harbors a feeling of ...

And whatever it is, I'm going to do whatever to get a W and to finish the unfinished business." "Of course, it would be great to sign a big deal and a longer-term deal, and that's my goal still. "That's the reason why I said, 'I'll even play for free here,' just to make it right, just to put everybody in the right direction. "I'm going to make sure everything I can do, I'll bring to the team to win ballgames," Schroder said. "I mean, end of the day, there never was a contract," Schroder said. broached a conversation about an extension in February 2021, Schroder's side said they would rather wait until the offseason to discuss a deal when he reached free agency.

His visa problems resolved, Dennis Schroder joins Lakers teammates for his first practice of training camp and says reports of long-term deal were wrong.

“Of course, it would be great to sign a big deal and a longer-term deal, and that’s my goal still,” he said. We all competitors, and we try to get after it.” “For me defensively, I’m going to try to be defensive-minded,” he said. But at the end of the day, no contract and I’m just happy to be here. Offensively, it’s a little bit different, but it’s not too complicated where he can’t pick it up on the fly. Schroder is back with the Lakers on a one-year, veteran-minimum deal of $2.64 million.

Lakers head coach Darvin Ham said Schroder practiced Monday and should get a few minutes during Wednesday's exhibition game, Kyle Goon of The Orange County ...

Lakers |. Dennis Schröder gets started on second chance with Lakers. The 29-year-old German point guard said he still believes there is 'unfinished business' after completing the first practice ...

Schröder is still under 30 and is looking to once again land a lucrative deal. The Lakers anticipate that Schröder will give them another ball handler, a creator off the dribble and a pesky defender. Davis noted that the German will guard all 94 feet of the court with ball pressure – then grinned as he realized that Patrick Beverley, yet another small guard in the rotation, calls himself “Mr. Trying to come back from a 33-win season, [the Lakers turned to the German point guard again for competitiveness and quickness from a roster that lacked both last season](https://www.ocregister.com/2022/09/16/dennis-schroder-agrees-to-rejoin-lakers-on-1-year-deal/). The team signed Schröder again after a Eurobasket run that saw the 6-foot-3 guard lead Germany in scoring (22.1 ppg) and assists (7.1 apg) while placing third and notching wins over Rudy Gobert’s France and Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Greece. “I said it in my exit meeting (in 2021) that we have unfinished business,” Schröder said Monday after his first practice.