LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers found themselves in a little bit of an old west shootout early on against the first game of their four-game road trip against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night, but James did not lack the firepower early on.
James had eight points during his first quarter shift for the Lakers as the Thunder matched them basically bucket for bucket in the first quarter. But there was no bucket that set the tone for the Lakers in their first road game better than LeBron James and his thunderous slam dunk for which nobody on the Thunder wanted to be a part of.
In addition to the eight points, James had two assists while Anthony Davis led the team in assists with three assists to go with four points in the early going. The Lakers bench managed to make a small run at the end of the quarter to give them a 34-33 lead at halftime but make no mistake, the tone for their longest trip of the season was set by LeBron James, a trend of this young season for L.A.
