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Forget about whether Russell Westbrook starts or comes off the bench (he started — and said his preseason hamstring tweak was due to coming off the bench).
Forget about whether Anthony Davis is ready to be the Lakers’ No.1 option for an entire season or if LeBron James can outrun Father Time and make a whole ad campaign around it (with Jason Momoa as Father Time).
None of those things is the Lakers’ biggest problem right now. The real issue: The Lakers can’t shoot. Los Angeles was 10-of-40 from 3 in their first game and 0-of-5 on shots outside the paint out to the arc.