Anaheim- The Los Angeles Lakers preseason 103-84 win over the Sacramento Kings was a fitting microcosm of how their season will likely look: a little bit of the unexpected, flashes of promise, and enough mistakes to earn losses on most nights.
The surprise of the night came early, with Lakers coach Luke Walton making the shocking (by preseason standards anyway) to start former Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams at shooting guard instead of the expected decision to give Jordan Clarkson the nod.
The results were, charitably, mixed. Clarkson was effective off of the bench with 12 points on 4-9 shooting.