LeBron James and the Lakers will open their season against two of the West’s best teams from a year ago, starting James’ era with a trip to Portland before coming home to host the Houston Rockets.
The Lakers will open in Portland on Thursday, Oct. 18, in a game nationally televised by TNT, then return to Staples Center on Oct. 20 to host Chris Paul, James Harden and Carmelo Anthony in James’ home opener, to be broadcast by ESPN.
Dan Woike covers the Los Angeles Chargers for The Times. He joined the newsroom after years of writing about the Clippers for the Orange County Register.