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Los Angeles Lakers highlights of Kendrick Nunn, LeBron James and Austin Reaves shining in the preseason loss to the Phoenix Suns.

The Lakers take on the Minnesota Timberwolves on the second end of a back-to-back in Las Vegas. He had the highlight play of the game when he contested a shot at the rim, sprinted in transition and finished a lob from LeBron James. The energetic big man provided his usual burst effort on both ends of the floor and managed to score six points in his 31 minutes.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham identified Wednesday's preseason matchup against the Phoenix Suns as an opportunity to test a smaller starting ...

And so we’re not going to try to play hero and force him to be a hero to be out here for Game 2 of the preseason when we need him. “This thing is going to be a marathon and we need him to be available and healthy. The Lakers said the decision was precautionary, and that the big-picture goal remains for Davis to play all 82 games — or as many as possible — this regular season.

Davis (back) won't play in Thursday's preseason contest against Minnesota, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reports. Davis was a late scratch for ...

The former Kentucky standout joins LeBron James (rest) and Russell Westbrook (rest) on the sidelines for Thursday's game. [Lakers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAL/los-angeles-lakers/) therefore won't be taking any chances with Davis during the preseason, and they'll let the veteran rest as much as he needs. [Davis](/fantasy/basketball/players/1992786/anthony-davis/) (back) won't play in Thursday's preseason contest against Minnesota, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reports.

The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday but there was plenty to take away. Here are the two studs and one dud from the contest.

While he scored just six points in 28 minutes, he did finish with nine assists and seven rebounds to go along with his three steals and two blocks. In this game particularly, Reaves showcased how he can have a two-way impact on the game with his high effort and basketball IQ. The preseason win-loss record does not matter at all for LA as the team is instead looking to improve its operation before the 2022-23 season begins.

LAS VEGAS — LeBron James flashed his midseason form Wednesday night, scoring 23 points in 18 minutes before the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Lakers ...

Jayson Tatum finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for Boston, now 1-1 in the preseason. Isaiah Jackson finished with 13 points for the Hornets, while Myles Turner and Chris Duarte contributed 12 points apiece. Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 18 points and P.J. Josh Jackson also had 13 points for the Raptors. Russell Westbrook had 12 points and six rebounds, while Dwayne Bacon had 11 points for the Lakers. had 11 points and nine rebounds, while LeMelo Ball scored 12 points and handed out seven assists. The Cavaliers got an optimistic glimpse of the backcourt tandem of Mitchell with Garland in the first half. Philadelphia coach Doc Rivers was absent from the game with an undisclosed illness. Chris Paul finished with 13 points and 10 assists in 26 minutes. Harrell, who signed a two-year contract with Philadelphia during the offseason, scored 13 points. Kendrick Nunn had 21 points for the Lakers on 8-of-13 shooting, going 4 of 7 from 3-point range. James, who missed all seven of his shots in Los Angeles’ loss to Sacramento on Monday, was much more aggressive with the Lakers playing without Anthony Davis.

Bayless claimed that, should Ham be able to incorporate Russell Westbrook more effectively than Frank Vogel was able to do last season (albeit with a fairly ...

went just 33-49, and although the team did add some playmaking and athleticism, as well as bolstering its rim defense, it failed to add much in the way of shooting (although Patrick Beverley should be able to help) or perimeter defense. he might be the coach of the decade because Russell Westbrook was an unmitigated disaster last year at an level that nobody can defend." Bayless claimed that, should Ham be able to incorporate Russell Westbrook more effectively than Frank Vogel was able to do last season (albeit with a fairly decrepit roster), "I guarantee you Darvin Ham will be the Coach of the Year.... [SI Sportsbook](https://www.si.com/betting/2022/10/04/nba-western-conference-over-under-odds) has, pretty optimistically, pegged the Lakers' over/under for 2022-23 at 45.5. head coach Darvin Ham will be able to break Russell Westbrook away from some of his most self-destructive habits. If he makes this work as a starter and a finisher, where he plays through the fourth quarters, and your team...

Austin Reaves put up impressive numbers during preseason and he drew a special mention from Lakers superstar LeBron James after the game.

A guy who plays extremely hard, plays well, doesn't make mistakes, always in the right place at the right time … A guy who plays extremely hard, plays well, doesn’t make mistakes, always in the right place at the right time… It’s not hard to envision Reaves taking a leap in the upcoming season, as he’s only 24 years of age. Always good to be on the floor with him. [Fit issues](https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-the-changes-russell-westbrook-is-making-to-fit-in-better-with-l-a-amid-trade-rumors/) with new acquisition Russell Westbrook plagued the team, in addition to an overall lack of quality players. In fact, Reaves even passed the vibe check with Lakers superstar LeBron James.

After a tumultuous off-season and living in the rumor mill, the Lakers are officially back on the court. Russell Westbrook is surprisingly still here and ...

He and James seemed to pick back up on the chemistry they built last year, finding each other on cuts or in transition. The team has made a concerted effort to have multiple players rebound and push, allowing Westbrook to fill the wing on a break. He showed why there was a debate over the summer on whether he should start. With the bevy of guards on the Lakers roster, new head coach Darvin Ham has implemented actions to have James off the ball. He has increased the number of possessions starting in the corner, that flow into dribble hand-offs or being a screener for one of the guards. He looked as physically imposing as ever, bouncing guys off him in transition and still getting to the basket at will.

Nunn notched 21 points (8-13 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 1-1 FT), three rebounds and an assist across 19 minutes in Wednesday's 119-115 exhibition loss to the Suns.

The Los Angeles Lakers featured a different starting lineup in their second preseason game against the Phoenix Suns in Las Vegas.

Questions will remain if the Purple and Gold will shake things mid-season, but for now, the talk of a trade seems to be at bay as the Lakers head into their third preseason game. It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! I will always be a fan of AR for the rest of his career. He fits in any group, and it’s always good to be on the floor with him. “A guy who plays extremely hard, plays well, doesn’t make mistakes, always in the right place at the right time. Second-year guard Austin Reaves is a big storyline for the Lakers heading into the 2022-23 season.

Playing without Anthony Davis in Wednesday's 119-115 preseason loss to the Phoenix Suns, the Los Angeles Lakers did get a glimpse of what Kendrick Nunn can ...

Head coach Darvin Ham used Nunn in the starting lineup for the preseason opener against the Sacramento Kings. The Lakers gave Nunn a two-year, $10 million contract in free agency in August 2021. LeBron James was the only Lakers player with more points in the game (23 in 17 minutes).

Los Angeles Lakers star forward Anthony Davis has been nicknamed "Street Clothes" by Hall of Fame power forward Charles Barkley for a good reason: the dude ...

Why wait until the last second to make the change? is going to rest Davis, LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and perhaps Patrick Beverley as the Lakers play the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second night of a back-to-back. The timing of the decision to sit Davis last night is the more ominous issue. is in the preseason doldrums, so there's no real rush to get Davis on the floor. [119-115 overtime loss](https://www.si.com/nba/lakers/news/small-ball-la-falls-to-phoenix-in-ot-ak1987), head coach Darvin Ham seemed to indicate that the injury was nothing too major. He looked pretty great in one half of action playing in the team's Monday

Anthony Davis has been extremely injury-prone with the Los Angeles Lakers and he proved again on Wednesday why fans cannot trust him.

Everyone knows that the ceiling of the team is directly correlated to Davis and how much he plays. And while there were more complex issues with the team last season, him missing all that time (and eventually the playoffs in 2021) is a big reason why LA has failed in the last two years. Los Angeles is obviously being extremely cautious in the preseason and based on how the team has communicated this injury, it does not seem to be anything serious for Davis.

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) shoots against Los Angeles Lakers forward Cole Swider (20) and center Damian Jones (30) during the first half of a ...

Los Angeles Lakers guards Patrick Beverley and Austin Reaves will start tonight against the Timberwolves at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Always good to be on the floor with him. So far, the Lakers are 0-3 in the preseason. “A guy who plays extremely hard, plays well, doesn’t make mistakes, always in the right place at the right time — he plays extremely hard.” Quite a few fans were overcritical of the team last season. As for Reaves, he finished with 5 points, 1 assist, and 1 block in 20 minutes played off the bench. He shot 1-of-5 from the field and 1-of-3 from beyond the arc. A guy who plays extremely hard, plays well, doesn't make mistakes, always in the right place at the right time … However, Beverley ended his Wednesday outing with 8 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists in 20 minutes of action. “He’s going to be a really, really valuable piece for us as we try to turn this thing around.” On Monday, in the Lakers’ 105-75 loss to the Sacramento Kings, Patrick Beverley finished his night with 8 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist in 13 minutes played. Though, the 10-year veteran was rusty. Tonight’s matchup is the Lakers’ third preseason game on their schedule.

Second-year shooting guard Austin Reaves has looked very impressive through the Lakers' first two preseason games. He, like the rest of the team, ...

If Reaves continues to play like he did on Wednesday, there's a good chance he'll be logging a ton of minutes for Ham and the Lakers in his sophomore season. He fits in any group, and it’s always good to be on the floor with him." Always in the right place at the right time.

Most NBA fans consider Fox Sports 1 personality Skip Bayless to be a LeBron James hater, and by extension a Los Angeles Lakers hater as well.

Most are counting out the Purple and Gold this season. This team looks better than they did last year, because all of the fading stars on the bench are gone." “The Lakers did enough in their second preseason game to impress sports analyst Skip Bayless.

Your Los Angeles Lakers are going to be somewhat short-handed when they tip off against the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight for their third preseason game of ...

Trudell adds that All-Star Timberwolves power forward/center Karl-Anthony Towns, who continues to recover from a non-COVID-19 illness, will not take the floor for Minnesota tonight. is still recuperating from a back issue that has forced him to miss all his preseason games with the Lakers to this point. [Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet](https://twitter.com/LakersReporter/status/1578178683637882880) reports.

The Lakers move on through their 2022-23 preseason with a Thursday evening game against Minnesota at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The game tips...

“This thing is going to be a marathon and we need him to be available and healthy. We’re not going to try to play hero and force him to be out here for Game 2 of a preseason game. “I saw a great deal of carry over from our film session we had this morning, great improvement from Game 1 to Game 2 of the preseason, just a focus to do the little things,” said Darvin Ham. “We pinpointed some stuff defensively off the ball, in the pick and roll that we wanted to improve. continued to play well in the third quarter despite sitting the vets, holding a six-point edge after three, before Ham went to the rookie-heavy group that eventually lost the lead to the rookie-less Suns. LeBron was just as good in the second quarter, reaching 23 points by hitting three more shots, including two of his three triples, helping carry the Lakers to a 69-62 edge at the break.

The Los Angeles Lakers look for their first preseason win against the Minnesota Timberwolves as Lonnie Walker IV makes his debut.

It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! After a coming out party in last year’s playoffs, Edwards is someone who can make a major leap in his third NBA season and he led the Timberwolves with 24 points in their preseason opener. With Westbrook, James, Davis and others all out, this will allow Ham to get a closer look at those role players and help to solidify his rotation once the regular season begins.

Schroder signed a veteran's minimum contract with L.A. last month following an impressive showing at the FIBA EuroBasket tournament. He had an issue with his ...

So, once he gets here, we'll be able to throw him right into the deep end of the pool and see how he responds. It is yet to be determined whether Schroder will be able to join the team for the trip, sources said. He had an issue with his worker visa that delayed his trip to the U.S.

We've got a positive update on the status of prodigal Los Angeles Lakers combo guard Dennis Schröder! Schröder and his team have finally sussed out the work ...

[joined](https://www.si.com/nba/lakers/news/dennis-schroder-returning-to-la-ak1987) the Lakers on a one-year, $2.7 million veteran's minimum deal earlier this summer. He also netted an individual accolade, being [named](https://www.si.com/nba/lakers/news/dennis-schroder-leads-germany-to-eurobasket-bronze-ak1987) to the All-EuroBasket Tournament Team. While playing with the Celtics and Houston Rockets last year, he averaged 13.5 points, 4.6 assists (plus 2.2 turnovers), 3.3 rebounds, and 0.8 steals a night. He posted averages of 22.1 points (with a .451/.321/.907 slash line), 7.1 assists, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.1 steals through the competition. He connected on 85.3% of his 2.9 free throws a night, and nailed 43.1% of his field goals. McMenamin adds that, as of now, it is unclear whether or not the 6'3" vet will arrive in time for L.A.'s next preseason game, a Sunday matinee road contest against the reigning champion Golden State Warriors.

The undefeated, exhibition Wolves take on the Lakers in the Entertainment Capital of the World Thursday evening. How fitting!

Not the case, and we find him in a situation of initiating some jawing with Ant and D-Lo for a 9 P.M. After the Gobert move, the logical thought was Beverley would be making a return trip to Target Center in a Utah Jazz uniform early in the season. In addition to the potential soft launch of the Wolves refurbished pick and roll game, Patrick Beverley will informally be facing his former team for the first time. Thursday will be the first opportunity for fans to be able to see it in action. [Sacramento Kings](https://www.sactownroyalty.com/) in its last outing, and Rudy Gobert will wear a Wolves uniform for the first time in a game capacity. It’ll be a return to the Vegas courts for Wendell Moore and Josh Minott, who played for Minnesota in NBA Summer League shortly after the draft.

The Lakers fell to the Timberwolves in the second night of a preseason back-to-back without arguably their top five players, including LeBron James and ...

You can follow Jacob on Twitter at [@JacobRude](https://twitter.com/JacobRude). But he’s still going to remain a hyper active big man with a lot of energy and is going to be hard to keep off the floor in that case. Keep that in mind when you see him do this. Thomas Bryant had his longest run so far on Thursday and showed he can provide that same level of energy and effort. Look, there wasn’t a lot else to take away from this game. Bryant was part of that strong start early on with an and-one. He tallied 18 points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes. And there’s absolute no way we’re putting together a recap, so here’s a look at some of those bright moments. [Rob Pelinka took in his game on Thursday](https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/2022/10/6/23391604/victor-wembanyama-rob-pelinka-joey-jesse-buss-lakers-scout-scoot-henderson-las-vegas) afternoon before Wenbanyama took in the Lakers game in the evening. The Lakers were without LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley and Kendrick Nunn. [Lakers](https://www.sbnation.com/nba/teams/los-angeles-lakers) talk, subscribe to the Silver Screen and Roll podcast feed on [iTunes](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=66960X1516590&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fsilver-screen-roll-for-los-angeles-lakers-fans%2Fid1439479212%3Fmt%3D2), [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/2XJK0kM4pR2uUy7WDmAybb?si=WZwWClvKRZeHeSTnuxdYrw), [Stitcher](https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/vox/silver-screen-and-rollcast) or [Google Podcasts](https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS9zaWx2ZXItc2NyZWVuLXJvbGw%3D). There were bright moments sparingly, but it’s a preseason back-to-back.

The shorthanded Los Angeles Lakers took on the Minnesota Timberwolves in Las Vegas and were blown out to fall to 0-3.

Both teams got off to a sloppy start in the third quarter. It’s the best way to watch player interviews, exclusive coverage from events, participate in live shows, and more! in the first quarter with six points each, expanding the lead to 17-9. One of the only Lakers with NBA experience, Lonnie Walker IV, was making his team debut after sitting out the first two preseason games due to an ankle injury. Christie then had a thunderous putback dunk that got the T-Mobile Arena crowd on its feet. Meanwhile, the Timberwolves played all of their main guys outside of Karl-Anthony Towns, who remains out with an illness.

Rudy Gobert will play in Thursday's game between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers.

They will play their first regular season game on Oct. Lakers (in Las Vegas): Russell Edwards McDaniels Reid Gobert" After Thursday, the Timberwolves will play three more preseason games against the Los Angeles Clippers (on the road), Lakers (on the road) and Brooklyn Nets (at home).

During Rudy Gobert's preseason debut for his new franchise, the Minnesota Timberwolves, the starting center for the opposition, your Los Angeles Lakers, ...

He chipped in 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting (just 1-of-7 from deep), plus five rebounds, three assists, two blocks and a steal. and Max Christie into the starting lineup, keeping first-year power forward Cole Swider on the bench. took a 27-24 first period lead, the more complete Timberwolves put the Lakers youth on notice in the second half. On the Timberwolves' end, All-Star Karl-Anthony Towns was sidelined while he continues to recover from an illness, but the rest of the team's roster was available. Starting for the first time this preseason, Thomas Bryant poured in 18 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor, pulled down seven rebounds, and had an assist, a steal, and a block for good measure, across just 25:37 minutes on the floor. The defeat dropped the Lakers to an 0-3 preseason start.

The outcome of this game was mostly written ahead of time, with the Wolves near full strength (missing only Karl-Anthony Towns among rotation players) while ...

Redick was in Philadelphia, to be clear, but some of the ways he moved without the ball and came off hand-offs reminded me of the actions Philly would run for Redick. I was skeptical he would see real minutes coming into the season, but I am starting to come around to him being the “break glass in case of emergency” form of instance offense and shooting off the bench. If they commit to being better on the glass, rebounding could quickly go from a weakness to a strength for the Wolves. It will likely take some time for the Wolves to figure out how exactly they want to incorporate Gobert’s individual offense into the team, evidenced by a couple awkward lobs/passes by teammates tonight, but the one connection that looks ready from day one is with Jordan McLaughlin. A couple of things were immediately noteworthy with Gobert on the floor. The talent disparity was still glaring the entire night, which speaks to the depth that Minnesota has on the roster this season.