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 Oklahoma City In addition to changing their starting lineup, the Los Angeles Lakers are probably going to lose one of their reserve guards for the foreseeable future.

In the starting lineup for Saturday night's 129-120 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, Jarred Vanderbilt took D'Angelo Russell's place. LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Taurean Prince, and Cam Reddish were the other starters who did not change.

Before the game, Ham explained the decision to shift tactics by saying, "We chose to lean into our defensive side of the ball." Additionally, excellent defence somewhat eases the burden on the offence. I simply wanted to lean towards that side of the ball as a result. Begin somewhat larger at first."

Russell finished with 15 points, one rebound, three assists, and one steal in 17 minutes, while Vanderbilt finished with two points, six rebounds, one steal, and one block in 24 minutes.

Russell is moving to the bench as Los Angeles' backcourt is starting to get more playing time.

After missing seven weeks due to swelling in his left knee, Gabe Vincent played 14 minutes against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday. According to ESPN, he is thinking about having the knee operated on, which would keep him out of action for six to eight weeks.

Following the Chicago game, Vincent's knee began to swell once more, preventing him from playing on Thursday against the Minnesota Timberwolves and on Saturday against the Thunder.

It is anticipated that a decision regarding the treatment will be made by Sunday.

Russell and Austin Reaves are back together in the backcourt as a result of Russell's benching. The first eight games were started by the duo.


Austin and D-Lo, they've got some very excellent synergy together on the floor together', Ham stated. Thus, the second wave is more offensive and lets us play a little bit faster. I'm excited to watch how this starting lineup exerts pressure on the game early on and to see how diverse our offensive output becomes as we start to substitute players."

The Lakers had dropped their last four games before to their victory on Saturday. Since winning the Las Vegas in-season event, they have a 2-5 record. The Lakers "must win" the Thunder game, according to Davis.



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