‘Smacked in the mouth,’ LeBron and AD now need to find second gear — if bodies let them
by Jon Helmkamp from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#5J8VV)
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers looked sluggish and shell-shocked on Sunday. In their first-round matchup against the Phoenix Suns, after squeaking past the Golden State Warriors in the Play-In Tournament, the defending champs looked anything but title-contending.