"LOS ANGELES -- Using Friday's preseason finale as a "dress rehearsal" for next week's regular-season opener, Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick put Gabe Vincent in the starting lineup to fill in for the injured LeBron James. Vincent capped a strong individual training camp with 14 points on 5-for-6 shooting (4-for-5 from 3), but the Lakers lost 117-116 to the Sacramento Kings to finish the preseason 1-5."
"Vincent said the coaching staff informed him about the starting nod Friday morning. If the staff was on the fence about the choice, Vincent certainly helped his cause in the Lakers' preseason game against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday when he scored 18 points in the first four minutes of the first quarter, going 5-for-5 from 3. "I think I just bring what I've been doing since I've been here," Vincent said when asked about his fit with the starters. "Just defending, try to defend at a high level. Playmake when I have opportunities, space the floor while Luka and [ Austin Reaves] are creating themselves.""
"James is not expected to return to the lineup and play until mid-November, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania, as he continues to recover from sciatica affecting the right side of his body."
JJ Redick started Gabe Vincent in the preseason finale as a dress rehearsal for the regular-season opener. Vincent scored 14 points on 5-for-6 shooting (4-for-5 from 3) in the game, but the Lakers lost 117-116 to the Sacramento Kings and finished the preseason 1-5. Luka Doncic scored a game-high 31 points with nine assists in 33 minutes. Vincent was informed of the starting nod Friday morning after a standout performance against the Mavericks when he scored 18 points in the first four minutes and shot 5-for-5 from three. LeBron James is not expected to return until mid-November while recovering from right-side sciatica. The projected opening-night starting five includes Vincent, Doncic, Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton and Rui Hachimura, with additional adjustments possible after two more practices.
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