Things couldn’t have got off to a worse start for the Lakers early on as they were doubled up by the lowly Chicago Bulls. But LeBron James lead them back towards a respectable halftime, scoring 14 points in the 2nd quarter to help them close the gap to five points at half.
Easily the best basket of the bunch was this postup by James on Chicago’s Wayne Selden. James waited for Selden to lean in enough of his weight to use it against him and then spins for a thunderous slam.
James finished the half with 16 points, seven rebounds and two assists. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope provided 11 points in support of James.
Meanwhile, Kyle Kuzma struggled in the first half of his first game back since hurting his ankle going 1-5 from the field.
