SALT LAKE CITY – The Los Angeles Lakers downed the Utah Jazz 140-126 in LeBron James’ record-breaking 23rd regular season debut.

With Tuesday’s return, James became the longest tenured player in NBA history, having begun his career in 2003.

Meanwhile, Keyonte George (33 points) and Lauri Markkanen (31 points) joined Adrian Dantley and Darrell Griffith as the only Jazz teammates to score 30 points in back-to-back games.

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LeBron, Lakers Stymie Jazz With Huge Second-Half Run

The Jazz controlled the game for the first 32 minutes, holding an 88-87 lead with just over four minutes left in the third quarter.

Then, over the next 12 minutes, the Lakers slammed the door on Utah’s hopes of earning their second road win of the season.

During

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