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Posted on April 15, 2016 at 04:23 PM.

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LOS ANGELES - In game one of the 2016-17 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers showed some of the potential that has people in LA excited about this team. In a game that flashed their two-way potential as an all-around basketball team, the Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 104-78. The defense struggled in the first quarter, giving up 27 points, but they responded by giving up just 51 points in the remaining 3 quarters. They also managed to show great hustle on the defensive end, totaling 8 steals and a remarkable 13 blocks in the game. The Lakers also started hot, scoring 28 points in the first quarter, but they continued it throughout the game en route to a 104 point performance.

D'Angelo Russell was the star of the show in this one. He came out of the gates looking to get his teammates involved, and eventually got himself going as well. Russell led the Lakers in both points (28) and assists (16), and he was tied for the team lead in rebounds (6). The other star tonight was Hassan Whiteside. Whiteside struggled on the boards for his standards, but he finished the night with 27 points, 6 rebounds, and his biggest stat of the night, 6 blocks. The newest Laker looks as though he's going to be a big help to a defense that struggled mightily last season.

Up Next: October 28, 2016
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers
Location: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California

Houston Rockets (0-1) at Los Angeles Lakers (1-0)

Oct 26, 2016	1	2	3	4	Final
Houston	27	18	14	19	78
Los Angeles	28	28	22	26	104

Top Performers

Houston Rockets

Harden - 22 PTS, 2 STL

Motiejunas - 13 PTS, 5 REB

Los Angeles Lakers

Russell - 28 PTS, 16 AST, 6 REB

Whiteside - 27 PTS, 6 REB, 6 BLK

Team Stats Comparison
	HOU	LAL
FG Made-Att	34-81	44-71
3PT Made-Att	6-21	8-13
FT Made-Att	4-5	8-8
Rebounds	33	37
Assists	19	39
Turnovers	9	8
Steals	8	8
Blocks	1	13

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Patrick Beverley	36	5-12	1-5	0-0	2	6	0	0	0	11
James Harden	35	10-24	2-8	0-0	2	2	2	0	3	22
Trevor Ariza	33	3-9	2-4	0-0	2	3	2	1	2	8
Donatas Motiejunas	32	5-10	1-1	2-2	5	2	0	0	1	13
Clint Capela	32	3-4	0-0	0-1	9	0	1	0	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Thomas Robinson	16	0-4	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	0	1	0
Corey Brewer	15	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	2
Marreese Speights	15	5-11	0-1	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	10
Solomon Hill	15	1-4	0-1	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	4
Langston Galloway	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	4	0	0	2	2

Los Angeles Lakers
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D'Angelo Russell	41	11-16	3-5	3-3	6	16	1	0	2	28
Jordan Clarkson	32	5-10	2-2	0-0	1	4	0	3	0	12
Otto Porter	35	2-3	2-3	0-0	5	6	1	2	1	6
Julius Randle	33	10-17	0-0	0-0	5	6	2	1	0	20
Hassan Whiteside	35	11-13	0-0	5-5	6	1	1	6	1	27
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Allen Crabbe	23	2-5	1-1	0-0	4	4	2	1	3	5
Larry Nance Jr.	15	2-5	0-1	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	4
Thabo Sefolosha	13	1-2	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2
Roy Hibbert	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0