The Warriors led the Lakers by double digits the entire night, taking a 66-40 advantage into halftime and pushing it to 42 to end the third quarter off a flurry from Hield (14 points in 15 minutes) and a fast-break dunk from Podziemski.

The Lakers did not play the near entirety of their expected nine-man rotation in their final preseason game against the Warriors and were blown out accordingly.

The first preseason meeting between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors saw both sides play their stars a decent amount of minutes as they ramped things up.

As the end of the preseason and the start of the regular season nears for the Los Angeles Lakers, fans have gotten a good look at two key rookies.

T he Los Angeles Lakers ended their pre-season games on a high note this week with an impressive clutch victory over Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, Devin Booker, and the Phoenix Suns

The Lakers selected Knecht with the 17th pick in June’s NBA Draft out of the University of Tennessee. The 23-year-old was the SEC Player of the Year last year as a junior after