If anyone needed a reminder that LeBron James can still take over a game at 40 years old , Sunday night delivered it, emphatically. Luka Dončić summed it up best afterward with a grin: “That was vintage LeBron… We’re happy he was there to save us. He decided the game.”

James returned to the floor after missing Friday’s matchup against the Celtics due to sciatica and left foot joint arthritis, the same issues that sidelined him for the Lakers’ early games of the season. But against the Philadelphia 76ers, James looked anything but restricted. Expand Tweet

Instead, he was the closer, the engine, and the moment.

James poured in 29 points on a hyper-efficient 12-of-17 shooting, including 4-of-6 from deep, while adding seven rebounds, six assists, a steal, and a block in 34 minutes.

And

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