Russell Westbrook showed rust and struggled in his preseason debut with LeBron James and the Lakers, who lost 121-114 at Golden State on Friday night.
of the belief that Westbrook can give the Lakers a dimension they lacked a year ago. He had seven rebounds and four assists.Lakers’ Carmelo Anthony continues to get acclimated with his new team during a preseason loss against the Phoenix Suns.
“Russell’s a great player. We’re really excited about what those two look like together,” Vogel said of James and, “but honestly having a third player of a star caliber like Russell is definitely going to help us either in the minutes when LeBron is out, or help us withstand potential injuries like we had last year when we struggled. But it really just comes down to when you have a chance to get a great player like Russell Westbrook, you go for it.
The Lakers’ Russell Westbrook drives Friday against the Warriors at Chase Center. Westbrook was rusty but had seven rebounds and four assists. Even with Westbrook and James on the court, it wasn’t a real look at what the Lakers will be working with. Davis didn’t play for the first time because of rest. And then there’s
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