Tuesday was a perfect look into the interesting dynamic the Lakers are balancing this season.

After missing the first 14 games of the season, LeBron James finally made his season debut. Naturally, that dominated the storylines coming into the game.

Yet, once the ball was in the air, it was Luka Dončić dominating followed by Austin Reaves with LeBron willingly taking a back seat. Even still, LeBron fully took over for a chunk of the second half with his passing, helping put the game away in the fourth quarter.

After a rocky first half, it was a dominant second half that should give plenty of reason of optimism and excitement for the long break before playing Utah again on Sunday.

So, let’s dive into the win. As always, grades are based on expectations for each player. A “B” grade repres

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