MEMPHIS, Tenn. — LeBron James should be excited to be back in the playoffs, the misery of watching from home a year ago erased by the buzz surrounding the Lakers’ first-round series with the Memphis Grizzlies.
After a one-year absence from the playoffs, James might be energized by a return to the postseason. Maybe he’ll channel all of that on the court Sunday in Game 1 at Memphis.
Yet Saturday, when James walked off the practice court, he seemed nothing but serious, his focus ramping up as the Lakers are about to play their biggest games of the season.