As the second week of the preseason comes to a close and we near the end of the slate of six exhibition games for the purple and gold, the shift up in a gear for the Lakers was apparent with the regular season around the corner. The surest sign of that came in the debut of the new Big Three on Tuesday against the Warriors and their continued play into Thursday’s showdown in Sacramento.
The Lakers are adamant they won’t rush the process but soon the games will start mattering and the statistics will actually count, bringing with it a growing sense of importance and urgency.