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Helene Elliott: Lakers need more than herculean efforts by LeBron James to stop sad slide

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James is the gift that keeps on giving. The Lakers’ defense is the gift that keeps on giving opponents chances to win.

James, five days short of his 37th birthday, was spectacular in scoring 39 points on Saturday and leading the Lakers’ remarkable fourth-quarter push against the Brooklyn Nets in a showcase Christmas Day game at the newly renamed Crypto.com Arena. He brought them back into a game they didn’t deserve to win, helping them erase a 20-point deficit after three quarters and bringing fans to their feet in hopes of

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