24 hours after the game in which Dalton Knecht made himself known to the NBA world, Lakers and Warriors faced each other with significantly reduced rankswith the yellow and purple having fielded just 8 players from the back of the bench in the back-to-back. The hosts Golden State, without only Steph Curry, therefore had easy life in dominating the match with a final +58 which leaves little to the imagination, led by Jonathan Kuminga’s 17 points and Brandin Podziemski’s 16. What made the news then was the proof of Bronny James: starting for the first time in his NBA experience, the Lakers’ number 9 played by far his best performance among professionals scoring 17 pointsmore than double the 8 he had accumulated in his first five preseason outings. James also added 4 rebounds, an assist, 3 steals and a block in the 35 minutes he was on the court, scoring 7 of 17 shots attempted, 1/5 of which from long range and 2/2 from free throws. finishing as the team’s second-leading scorer behind guard Quincy Olivari’s 22. The next appointment should be the one that makes history: its debut should take place already in Opening Night of the NBA season, at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves on the night between Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd October, an event not to be missed live on Sky Sports NBA.
