Many of us figured that the starting lineup at the beginning of Training Camp would be Lonzo Ball, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Brandon Ingram, Julius Randle, and Brook Lopez. It took a while, but it finally arrived last Friday night against the Charlotte Hornets. While it was less than inspiring that evening, that group has performed much more effectively in the two games since, including a dominant performance against the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night.

In this installment of Laker Film Room, I take a look at each of the starters, whose common thread was strong individual showings on the defensive end.

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