Last Updated on September 5, 2020 12:51 am by Erik Ong | Published: September 5, 2020

LeBron James

SF, Los Angeles Lakers

LeBron James was relatively quiet on Friday as the Lakers suffered through a Game 1 loss to the Rockets, putting up 20 points (7-of-15 FG, 4-of-5 FT) with eight rebounds, seven dimes and two 3s.

The lack of defensive numbers was not only a glaring notable on the box score, but it also was an X-factor in the Lakers' loss tonight. As a team, the Lakers will need to keep the Rockets off their game if they want to win and that context begins and ends with their leader, LeBron. He's a fierce competitor so we should see a much better and hopefully, a more well-rounded performance from him in the next one.

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Erik is a fantasy basketball expert from the Philippines who has been writing about his beloved fantasy sport since 2007. He loves multi-cat guys, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s skyhook, eating Peking duck, and not-too-long walks on the beach; but not necessarily in that order. Catch him on Twitter: @FantasyHoopla

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