The Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James are finally on their way back to the United States after spending the past week in China under dramatic circumstances that made it seem like their two games against the Brooklyn Nets would not go on. And in the finale of their preseason China trip, LeBron suited up but played only in the first quarter.
James played 12 minutes, scored six points and had four assists in the game before watching the rest of the game from the bench. James and Anthony Davis were joined in the starting lineup on Saturday by Rajon Rondo, Avery Bradley and Danny Green.
For the rest of the game, it was mostly an opportunity for several of the training camp invites and two-way players to play. Kostas Antetokounmpo had nine points off the bench in 11 minutes for the Lakers. Avery Bradley led the Lakers in points with 14 points on 6-13 shooting from the field.
