LOS ANGELES — Pass first? Not this night.
Not with nearly 20,000 eyes watching him in a packed, breathless Crypto.com Arena, and millions more watching at home. They wanted LeBron James to shoot – clapped their hands and raised their voices. A roar erupted every time James touched the ball.
So James – the 18-year-old who stormed into the NBA in 2003 and smashed every expectation put in his path for 20 years – gave them what they wanted.
