Jimmy Butler III scored 31 points and Stephen Curry added 23 as the visiting Golden State Warriors opened the season with a 119-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. The Warriors went 26 of 29 from the free-throw line with Butler going 16 of 16. The Lakers’ Rui Hachimura started a 9-0 run with a 3-pointer and Los Angeles pulled within 105-99 with 3:59 remaining. Doncic led all scorers with 22 points in the first half, while Butler topped the Warriors with 17 points. Golden State went 16 of 18 from the free-throw line in the first half, while Los Angeles went 9 of 16.