The Lakers, who struggled with the possession battle last year, stepped up their offensive rebounding and committed fewer turnovers to win their season opener

ESPN personality Kendrick Perkins is someone who tells it like it is, and he gave his honest take on JJ Redick's head coaching debut with the Lakers.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick, fresh off his first career coaching victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night, wasted no time getting his gripes in.  “I’m going to send in a request for the league [Wednesday] so that we can play with worn-in basketballs [going forward],