The opening night game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors was attended by Vanessa and Natalia Bryant , the wife and daughter of the late Kobe Bryant .

They were shown on the Jumbotron at Crypto.com Arena, and they were smiling upon being shown. Dave McMenamin pointed out that Natalia was the creative director behind the video celebrating the Lakers' fandom from earlier in the month. Expand Tweet

Despite the positivity, the Lakers were not able to beat the Warriors on opening night. They lost by 10 points to the Stephen Curry-led Warriors.

The Lakers' leading scorer was Luka Doncic. LeBron James missed the game due to his injury. Austin Reaves also stepped up, scoring 26 points.

Jimmy Butler led the Warriors in scoring with 31 points. Stephen Curry had 23 po

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