The LA Lakers disappointed in their season opener, losing to the Golden State Warriors 119-109. The scoreboard, however, told us a familiar story. It honestly begs the question whether we really expected better in LeBron James’ absence. After the halfway mark, they fell apart, despite flashes of brilliance in spurts. Head coach JJ Redick didn’t hold back in his post-game interview, pointing out specific recurring issues that’ve plagued the team for months.

“ The trend I see is that we continue to be a terrible third-quarter team to start . That was last year, that was the preseason,” JJ Redick said bluntly.

The Lakers ranked 26th in the league in second-half points and 27th in third-quarter scoring last season. And to make things worse, the Dubs have historically been successful in

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