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The margin for error has not disappeared for the Los Angeles Lakers, even after another win. If anything, it has become sharper. Fresh off a 105–99 victory over the Golden State Warriors, the Lakers extended their streak to three straight wins despite being without Luka Dončić and DeAndre Ayton.
The new Lakers guard showed his shooting touch and a willingness and ability to make the right play in his debut against the Warriors.
Los Angeles aims to prolong its three-game home win streak with a victory against Oklahoma City. The teams meet Monday for the second time this season.
The Los Angeles Lakers didn't make any significant moves before the NBA trade deadline, but they may have improved their roster.
Rob Pelinka, the Lakers president of basketball operations and general manager, had high praise for Luke Kennard, the NBA team’s newest acquisition. “Clearly, right now, he’s the game’s best shooter,” Pelinka said to a handful of reporters before Kennard made his Lakers debut in Saturday’s matchup against the Warriors.
With Stephen Curry again sidelined by a knee injury, the shorthanded Golden State Warriors were unable to handle the Lakers in Los Angeles on Saturday.
Luke Kennard joins the Los Angeles Lakers from the Hawks, giving the team a much-needed three-point boost ahead of his expected debut.
LOS ANGELES — In his first media availability with reporters since the sale of the majority ownership of the Lakers from the Buss family to Mark Walter, the franchise’s president of basketball operations/general manager Rob Pelinka acknowledged there will be an expansion of the organization’s front office personnel.
The Golden State Warriors arrived in Los Angeles on Saturday carrying momentum from their stunning comeback victory over the Phoenix Suns two nights earlier. They had erased a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit on Thursday to win 101-97,