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 San Francisco.
L.A. finally ended its preseason drought by eking out a 124-121 victory, which was its first such win in two years. The team looked pretty at times in doing so, especially on the offensive end, even without LeBron James and Russell Westbrook, both of whom sat out to rest.
The Lakers shot 50.0 percent from the field and 43.6 percent from 3-point land, and they also held the Warriors, those notorious outside snipers, to just 33.3 percent from deep.
Another pleasant surprise was the Lakers’ free throw shooting – they went 17-of-18 from the charity stripe. Last season, they were 29th in the NBA in free throw accuracy.
Three players, in particular, stood out for the victors.