The Los Angeles Lakers began summer league play on Saturday in their first game of the California Classic at Chase Center in San Francisco. Unfortunately, fans were disappointed when Bronny James was held out of the contest.
While they scored a decent 41 points in the second half, they allowed Golden State to score 50, which resulted in them losing, 89-84.
Swider, who has played for the Lakers in summer league and for their G League affiliate in the past, went off for a game-high 24 points on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 6-of-8 from 3-point range. He grabbed eight rebounds, and he showed that even though he has played sparingly in the NBA, he can definitely light it up from downtown.
Knecht, on the other hand, struggled. He connected on just three of his 13 shot attempts and missed all six of his 3-point tries, although he did contribute a bit on defense with two steals and one block.
Los Angeles will play again on Sunday, this time against the Miami Heat.
