{"id":110323,"date":"2025-10-13T07:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T07:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=110323"},"modified":"2025-10-13T07:27:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T07:27:01","slug":"hot-start-the-lakers-secure-their-first-preseason-win-over-the-warriors-showing-flashes-of-dominance-that-have-fans-buzzing-about-whats-coming-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=110323","title":{"rendered":"HOT START: The Lakers secure their first preseason win over the Warriors showing flashes of dominance that have fans buzzing about what\u2019s coming this season"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"duet--article--lede duet--page-layout--standard-article\">\n<div class=\"duet--ledes--standard-lede _17edt8c0 _1nfb3k43\">\n<div class=\"_17edt8c1\">\n<div class=\"_1tww7100\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1jeon7ih _1jeon7ig ls9zuha ls9zuh1\"><strong>Led by Austin Reaves, the Lakers had a big first half to earn their first preseason win on Sunday against the Warriors.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-body-container _19a1t550 _1nfb3k43 _1nfb3k413\">\n<div class=\"_19a1t551\">\n<div class=\"duet--layout--entry-body lcwall0\">\n<div id=\"zephr-anchor\" class=\"_1nfb3k410\">\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Behind a strong first half that saw them build a 21-point lead, the Lakers earned their first win of the preseason, knocking off the Warriors, 126-116.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Austin Reaves ended with 21 points on 7-10 shooting in 23 minutes before exiting the game after suffering an injury, though he remained on the bench. Rui Hachimura scored 16 points in 27 minutes of play. Deandre Ayton looked solid with 14 points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals in 26 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Gabe Vincent pitched in with\u00a0<strong>13\u00a0<\/strong>points off the bench. Dalton Knecht had 16 points, filling in as a starter. Jarred Vanderbilt grabbed four rebounds, dished two dimes and tallied six points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">LA jumped to a quick five-point lead, all scored by Reaves. Brandin Podziemski stopped that run with a layup. Ayton started heating up for Los Angeles, scoring four points. Hachimura drained a 3-pointer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Lakers were shooting 63% from the field and the Warriors were at 54%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Hachimura knocked down his second 3-pointer of the quarter. He also converted on a layup and jumper, pushing his point total to 10. Gabe Vincent drained a 3-pointer of his own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">By the end of the first, the purple and gold were up by six.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div class=\"duet--media--embed _1nfb3k4j dtfa9i0 dtfa9i1 dtfa9i6 dtfa9i8 dtfa9ia\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1977556527763612004&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silverscreenandroll.com%2Flakers-scores-results%2F97283%2Flakers-vs-warriors-final-score-recap-stats-box-score-preseason-austin-reaves-bronny-james-deandre-ayton&amp;sessionId=d878d9dc7f8525b66bd161661c9da24f4cd5204b&amp;siteScreenName=LakersSBN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i176033994377343346=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">First quarter: Lakers 30, Warriors 24<\/p>\n<p>A much-improved opening frame from LA compared to their previous two. Rui Hachimura has 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting. Outside of some early turnovers and rustiness, they were sharp on the offensive end. Defense remains a work in progress,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Los Angeles started the second period with four straight points. Vanderbilt converted on two layups after missing his first few shots. Ayton continued his strong offensive showing, scoring four more points, putting him in double figures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Hachimura converted on a four-point play. LA was shooting 42% from behind the arc, while the Warriors were shooting a brutal 18%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Lakers were on a 20-7 scoring run with 3:50 left until halftime. Golden State started to slowly wake up its offense with five straight points. Jake LaRavia answered with a layup. The Warriors converted on a few dunks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">At halftime, LA was up by 17.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div class=\"duet--media--embed _1nfb3k4j dtfa9i0 dtfa9i1 dtfa9i6 dtfa9i8 dtfa9ia\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1977565127005388911&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silverscreenandroll.com%2Flakers-scores-results%2F97283%2Flakers-vs-warriors-final-score-recap-stats-box-score-preseason-austin-reaves-bronny-james-deandre-ayton&amp;sessionId=d878d9dc7f8525b66bd161661c9da24f4cd5204b&amp;siteScreenName=LakersSBN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Spinning fade finish. Austin&#8217;s got 15 at the half. Lakers up 17.\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/TquPk7ad7q<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raj C. (@RajChipalu) October 13, 2025<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ayton started things in the second half for the Lakers with a layup. He was an impressive 6-7 from the field for the game. Golden State drained three 3-pointers, two from Quinten Post, to start to cut into the lead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Reaves threw up a lob to Vanderbilt who connected with a dunk. Los Angeles was up by 14. At the 6:28 mark, Reaves was subbed out after tweaking his ankle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Podz scored four straight points. Hachimura answered with a layup. The quarter started heating up for both teams as they drained a few 3-pointers. Despite the Warriors coming back, the Lakers kept the lead by five going into the final frame.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--block-placement jgpyd51 jgpyd50 duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<div class=\"duet--media--embed _1nfb3k4j dtfa9i0 dtfa9i1 dtfa9i6 dtfa9i8 dtfa9ia\">\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1977575019309101549&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.silverscreenandroll.com%2Flakers-scores-results%2F97283%2Flakers-vs-warriors-final-score-recap-stats-box-score-preseason-austin-reaves-bronny-james-deandre-ayton&amp;sessionId=d878d9dc7f8525b66bd161661c9da24f4cd5204b&amp;siteScreenName=LakersSBN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i176033994377343346=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Third quarter: Lakers 90, Warriors 85<\/p>\n<p>LA&#8217;s third-quarter woes continued, with Golden State outscoring them 39-27 in the frame. AR has 21\/3\/3 with 5 turnovers. Rui has 14 points with 4 turnovers. DA has 14\/8\/5. DK has 11 points. LA has 9 offensive rebounds &#8212; an encouraging\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The fourth period started with Bronny James throwing up a lob up to Jaxson Hayes, who connected on the slam. Bronny put up his first points of the game off a finger roll on a drive to the hoop. Vincent drained his second 3-pointer.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">R.J. Davis saw some playing time and knocked down a 3-pointer. This quarter was turning into the battle of the benches. At the halfway point, LA was up nine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Nick Smith Jr. put up six points to help keep Los Angeles up late and help us avoid the dreaded preseason overtime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\"><strong>Key Takeaways:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"duet--article--article-body-component\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ayton has been playing with a ton of confidence that is helping him improve each game. 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