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How the Lakers Can Help LeBron James Help Them Beat Houston
Once again, it's falling on LeBron James to lead a team into the playoffs.
This time, though, James is 41 years old, and will enter the series as part of a roster meant to be led by Luka Dončić first and foremost, and then by James and Austin Reaves. With Luka and Reaves unavailable, the lineups around James will be at a constant talent deficit. So can LeBron muster up one more run of greatness, and help the Lakers pull an upset over the Houston Rockets?
If we're being honest, even if LeBron plays well throughout the series (a reasonably safe bet) Houston would still be favored to win. But…
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