The LeBron James-less Lakers dropped the season-opener to the Warriors 119-109 on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena. And while coach JJ Redick largely succeeded at the task of creating a productive offense without James thanks to strong efforts from Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, it was admittedly difficult at times for the Lakers coach to not think about what the product could look like with the future Hall of Famer on the floor.
"It's hard to forget about LeBron," Redick said after the game. "The reality is when you're focused on the group that you have, you gotta make that group work. So sometimes you can just be like, 'Oh, oh my god, we're going to get LeBron back. It's awesome.'
