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The Clippers shot 49 percent and 43 percent from three but lost the ball 26 times. Darius Garland scored 26 with nine turnovers, and Brook Lopez went 8-of-9 off the bench.
Austin Reaves scored 13 of his 28 points in a 39-26 third quarter as the Lakers moved to 2-0. Collin Sexton debuted with three steals, and Jake LaRavia hopes to return Sunday or Tuesday.
Rui Hachimura called Crypto.com Arena special to him. After a 3-of-13 opener, the former Laker gets his old team tonight, and again Wednesday at Intuit Dome.
Collin Sexton is cleared after missing the preseason and opener with a soleus strain. Jake LaRavia is questionable with a right ankle sprain, and Walker Kessler is available with a finger splint.
The Clippers never trailed: Darius Garland hit his first five shots, Kris Dunn started over Keaton Wagler, and the rookie still delivered 15, five and five off the bench.
A record-setting debut: Walker Kessler went 12-for-12, Luka Doncic had 28 and a half-court buzzer-beater after a feud with Yaxel Lendeborg, and the Lakers routed the Warriors.
Game day at Intuit Dome: Tyronn Lue on using Keaton Wagler on and off the ball, Isaiah Jackson’s three-point plans, the injury list and Darius Acuff Jr.’s Sacramento debut.
Game day at Crypto.com Arena: the first opener without LeBron James in eight years. Injury reports, the starting-five question, JJ Redick’s ‘biggest unknown’ and three things to watch.
Isaiah Jackson is the only named starter. Box scores from all three exhibitions show why rookie Keaton Wagler is the favorite at shooting guard next to Darius Garland.
No trade came. The Lakers waived Dalton Knecht to set their final 15, while Collin Sexton returned to full practice ahead of Wednesday’s opener vs. the Warriors.