LeBronJames and the Los Angeles Lakers had a prime opportunity at an easy win on Friday night, hosting a tanking BrooklynNets team that was coming off a 59-point loss to the L.A. Clippers.
All of this is to say that the Lakers are by no means a sure thing to compete for a title in their current position, something that JJ Redick and James admitted to varying extents last week. And ...