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The 39-year-old superstar and his 20-year-old
son played almost 2 1/2 minutes together late in the first half
of Bronny's NBA debut. They are also the first father and son to
play in the NBA at the same time, let alone on the same team.
LeBron scored 16 points, while Anthony Davis had 36 points and
16 rebounds in a dominant performance for the Lakers. Rui
Hachimura added 18 points.
JJ Redick won his head coaching debut for the Lakers, who hired
the 15-year NBA veteran for his first coaching job at any level.
Anthony Edwards scored 27 points for the Timberwolves, who are
coming off their best season in 20 years.
Julius Randle had 16 points and nine rebounds, and Donte
DiVincenzo had 10 points in their Timberwolves debuts after the
trade sending Karl-Anthony Towns to New York three weeks ago.
Dalton Knecht scored five points in the Lakers' first-round
pick's debut.
Takeaways
Timberwolves: There will be growing pains in the post-Towns era.
Davis ran rampant against Randle and Rudy Gobert, and nobody
stepped up to score alongside Edwards.
Lakers: Their largely unchanged roster showed the benefits of
continuity, playing disciplined ball on both ends and getting
organized defense led by Davis.
Key moment
Davis was phenomenal down the stretch, either scoring or
assisting on 13 of Los Angeles’ next 15 points after he returned
to the game with 7:09 left. LeBron's 3-pointer put it away.
Key stat
LeBron officially joined Vince Carter as the only players in NBA
history to play in 22 seasons. James is sixth in career games
played with 1,493 — not counting his NBA-record 287 playoff
games.
Up next
Timberwolves: At Sacramento on Thursday.
Lakers: Host Phoenix on Friday.
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