The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 140-126 with LeBron James returning. Colin Cowherd asks if LeBron’s return makes the Lakers title contenders with LeBron and Luka Doncic.

The Lakers’ offensive numbers were great against the Jazz, but they took control of the game with their defense.

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Behind 37 points and 10 assists from Luka Dončić, the Lakers erased a double-digit deficit against the Utah Jazz in a 140-126 win. Dončić is now averaging 34.6 points per game and has scored at least 35 points in seven of 11 games played this season.

The Utah Jazz came up short in playing spoiler against the Los Angeles Lakers in what was LeBron James' official regular season debut for the two's first meeting of the new year, as the Jazz would lose 125-140 on the road at Crypto.com Arena, and marks their ninth total loss of the season at just under 15 games.

James posted 11 points and 12 assists in his first game of the season, firing up the home crowd and helping the Lakers beat the Jazz.

Former NBA first-overall pick Kwame Brown claims that LeBron James padded his stats in his first game back for the Lakers.

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