In the Lakers’ opening night loss to the Warriors, they were unprepared for the unique style of play Golden State employs on the offensive end and compounded that by turning the ball over to let the Warriors get out in transition.
But one thing stood out to Lonnie Walker IV when he was asked postgame about his team’s effort (via Spectrum SportsNet):
“They had a lot of free throws in the first, think they had like 12-13 free throws in the first quarter, which kind of kept them in the game it was 24-23 and they already made those 12.