SAN FRANCISCO — You can turn the page — but if the main characters are the same, the story can only change so much.
That’s the challenge the Lakers face, a challenge beginning Saturday at Golden State, when three new players debuted, but a key plot point remained the same.
One of the team’s stars — this time LeBron James — was sidelined, an issue the Lakers have endured too much with James and Anthony Davis over the past two-plus seasons.
