The Lakers can't make shots fall in their preseason loss to the Warriors

The Lakers will need more than seven days to figure out who they want to be under new coach JJ Redick.

But the actual competition is just a week away, and the start of the season is just around the corner for the team.

In their fourth preseason game, this Tuesday in Las Vegas against Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, the Lakers looked like a team with a plan. However, they didn't quite look like a team that was close to making it happen.

The Lakers, desperate to make more three-pointers after finishing second to last last season, all seemed eager to get started. But for the third time in four preseason games, the ball was flying all over the gym as the team shot just 11 of 40 (27.5%) from distance.

And against the Warriors, even with Klay Thompson in Dallas now, you have to make shots. They rarely did that on Tuesday, in a 111-98 loss.

It wasn't just that, though. After outscoring Milwaukee in a win over the Bucks last week, the Lakers didn't score with the same intensity as Golden State. And when they got extra possessions off of offensive rebounds, as they did all night, they usually failed.

Anthony Davis continued his momentum from the summer against his Olympic coach Steve Kerr, making 10 of 14 from the field on his way to 24 points. Dalton Knecht, who started the game 2-for-8, made four shots in the fourth period and scored 19 points. LeBron James scored just six points in 23 minutes.

Curry had 16 for the Warriors, who were without Brandin Podziemski and De'Anthony Melton.

Austin Reaves, who missed the win against the Bucks, returned Tuesday and played the first half while recovering from an ankle injury.

The Lakers will play in Phoenix on Thursday in what could be a dress rehearsal for the regular season before ending their six-game schedule with another road game – this one on Friday in San Francisco against the Warriors.