After key players were in and out of the lineup all preseason, JJ Redick used the final exhibition game on Friday night against the Sacramento Kings as a dress rehearsal for the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of Opening Night on Tuesday.
That meant playing starters and regular rotation players for almost the entire game, including Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and others.
Unfortunately, the result was another loss as the Lakers fell to the Kings 117-116 and will end their preseason with a 1-5 record.
The Lakers were ahead for most of the night though and Redick assessed both the positives and negatives of the team’s final preseason tuneup.