The Lakers played the Warriors again on Wednesday night, this time beating their northern California rivals 126-93. The game was exactly as close as the final score indicates. The Lakers bludgeoned the Warriors with their size for the 3rd time this preseason, grabbing offensive rebounds on 30% of their missed shots and scoring in the paint at will.
When the Lakers weren’t dominating the paint, they were burying shots from behind the arc at a rate that seemed almost comical (unless you’re a Warriors fan). The Lakers hit half their 30 shots from distance, many of them wide open because the Warriors defense…well….