The Lakers flew back to Los Angeles from China on Saturday only to play a preseason basketball game on Monday. That in an of itself sounds crazy. What sounds crazier to me, though, is that the Lakers not only won the game, beating the Warriors 104-98, but did so on the back of undrafted rookie Zach Norvell Jr.
Norvell, with his slick southpaw stylings, dropped 22 points on 13 FGA’s and 8 FTA’s. He knocked down 3 of his 8 attempts from behind the arc and mixed in a couple of nifty drives that left defenders grasping at air and touching the earth as he scooted past them.