The Los Angeles Lakers have been rolling of late, winners of all three games since LeBron James made his season debut last week. James has taken more of a secondary role since rejoining the lineup, but that has paid dividends for Los Angeles so far, which currently sits at 13-4 on the season so far.
James was most impressive in the team's recent win over the Los Angeles Clippers at home, recording 25 points to go along with six rebounds and six assists in that victory per Statmuse, and turning up the scoring when his team needed him to most.
Of course, the Lakers are still not without their skeptics, who view them as being several tiers below the Oklahoma City Thunder, who won the NBA championship last year and have started out 18-1 so far in 2025-26. Recently, the Lakers were blow

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