Dennis Schröder made the play of the night when he stole the ball and finished a three-point play with 7.6 seconds remaining to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 122-121 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena.
The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired forward Rui Hachimura from the Washington Wizards in exchange for guard Kendrick Nunn and three second-round picks, it was announced today by Vice President of Basketball Operations and General Manager Rob Pelinka.
Facing a young and talented Cleveland Cavaliers team, the Los Angeles Lakers were unable to put together a complete performance due to cold shooting in the second half.
Los Angeles Lakers first-year head coach Darvin Ham preached “everything starts on the defensive end” as the team rolled out its starting unit for limited minutes during their preseason opener against the Sacramento Kings.
Nine of the Lakers’ 14 current players are 32 or older, including including eight of their 11 new additions — and Anthony Davis is a high-mileage 28. Depending on any late moves, the Lakers’ average age is likely to be nearly 31, which would be two years older than any other NBA roster.