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Lakers Season Opener: 5 Things To Watch For

By Keith Rivas

Oct 9, 2016; Ontario, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle (30) and forward Nick Young (0) celebrate against the Denver Nuggets at Citizens Business Bank Arena. The Lakers defeated the Nuggest 124-115. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 9, 2016; Ontario, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Julius Randle (30) and forward Nick Young (0) celebrate against the Denver Nuggets at Citizens Business Bank Arena. The Lakers defeated the Nuggest 124-115. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Final Thoughts

Los Angeles clearly wants to send a message in the regular season, and what better way to do it than your home opener?

We saw chemistry flaws from the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night in their opener, but the Lakers have a chance to be more close knit than even them.

The reason for this comes in the mutual respect shown under Luke Walton.

As indicated before, and pretty obvious for any fans watching last year, mutual respect was not always present.

Now that those things are taken care of, Walton expects the best from the team — period.

While winning is the obvious goal, the Lakers will also be looking to grow in the long term and using this season’s experiences for the better.

Tip off tonight will be at 10:30 pm ET / 7:30 pm PT.

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