Jimmy Butler III shows he's got it in Game 1, Luka Dončić begins to take the baton and Jonathan Kuminga slots right in.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick revealed that LeBron James helped out in the team's film session following a 119-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.

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The Los Angeles Lakers fell 119-109 on Tuesday night in their season-opening matchup at Crypto.com Arena against the Golden State Warriors. Los Angeles was without star forward LeBron James, who is sidelined with sciatica, and also had a scare when Luka Doncic was seen clutching his groin during the game.

When speaking to the media during his postgame news conference, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr praised Butler's performance against JJ Redick team. Kerr likened Butler's calming presence to that of former Warriors forward Andre Iguodala, who helped secure four championships during his tenure in the Bay Area.

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The Los Angeles Lakers could not find a way to overcome the Golden State Warriors, losing 109-119, despite a massive 43-point outing from Luka Doncic. For the Lakers, Doncic’s near triple-double debut,

During his postgame news conference, Butler made the amusing admission that his free-throw production may be under additional pressure this season. The veteran forward admitted that he's made a bet with Draymond Green that he will end the season with a better free-throw percentage than superstar guard Stephen Curry.

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LeBron James has not missed too many games in his NBA career, however the Los Angeles Lakers superstar was unable to feature in his team’s season opener, with James missing the Lakers’ home loss to the Golden State Warriors due to sciatica.

Despite his well-documented standoff with the Golden State Warriors over the summer, Jonathan Kuminga found himself in Steve Kerr's starting lineup against the Los Angeles Lakers. Kuminga repaid that faith by producing a high-level performance on both sides of the floor, even though he had the difficult task of trying to contain Luka Doncic.