The Lakers’ 111-97 preseason defeat to the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday in Las Vegas offered the closest look at what their rotation could look like when the games start to count in the standings.

Austin Reaves was back in the lineup after missing last Thursday’s win over the Milwaukee Bucks because of right ankle soreness, starting alongside what’ll be the first unit (D’Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura, LeBron James and Anthony Davis) when the regular season begins next week.

But even with the starters playing more compared to previous exhibitions as they ramp to what’s expected to be their normal amount of minutes, the Lakers couldn’t keep up with the Warriors’ firepower — especially off the bench.

Golden State, which outscored the Lakers in each quarter, got 61 points from its bench while the Lakers’ scored 33 — including 19 points on 6-of-15 shooting from rookie forward Dalton Knecht.

Davis led the Lakers with 24 points (10-for-14 shooting) and 12 rebounds in 26 minutes, playing in the third quarter for the second consecutive exhibition.

Hachimura (15 points, nine rebounds) started strong, scoring seven first-quarter points, but struggled with his shot, going 5 of 14 from the field.

Russell (six points on 2-of-10 shooting to go with seven rebounds) and James (six points on 3-of-9 shooting with four assists) also struggled with their shooting. James also played in the second half for the first time in the preseason, playing the opening stint of the third quarter before subbing out as part of the normal substitution pattern, finishing at 23 minutes.

Reaves scored 13 points on 3-of-8 shooting in 17 first-half minutes. He was on a minutes restriction.

“Just a precaution,” coach JJ Redick said pregame. “No issue from practice (on Monday).”

The Warriors were led by Moses Moody’s 21 points, including 5-of-7 shooting on 3-pointers, off the bench. Four Golden State reserves scored in double figures.

Warriors star guard Steph Curry finished with 16 points, six assists and five rebounds in 28 minutes.

If Tuesday was any indication, Max Christie, Gabe Vincent, Jaxson Hayes and Knecht will be part of the Lakers’ rotation when they open the regular season against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Oct. 22 at Crypto.com Arena.

Redick has said he envisions using a nine-man rotation, but seemed flexible when asked before Tuesday’s game.

“I’m not settling on that,” the coach said. “Yeah, I’ve envisioned it. Philosophically, I think you have to look at your team and figure out what works best. You also have to be cognizant, as we are, about the best player development and getting guys in games.

“So I’m not tied to a nine-man rotation. I don’t know what a rotation number looks like on Tuesday of next week. But generally, I think that a nine-man rotation works. But I don’t know if it works for our team.”