The Lakers travel to San Francisco to play defending champion Golden State in the season opener Tuesday night with nagging injuries and concerns.
. There’s also the question of whether that experiment will continue whenever Westbrook is able to return to court.
Ham declined to name his starters Monday for the season opener, the big questions concerning Westbrook, the starting wings and whether Davis or a traditional center— likely Damian Jones — starts. “Defensively, we’ve made teams take tough shots,” James said when asked what he saw when the Lakers were at their best over the last three weeks. “We’ve done a decent job of rebounding, offensively played with a lot of pace and moved the ball a lot. That’s very key.”What’s next for the Lakers with Russell Westbrook hamstrung, Dennis Schroder sidelined with a finger injury and Anthony Davis nursing a sore back? Nothing good.
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