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Lakers News: How LeBron James Intends To Step Up His Game After Nuggets Loss

The Lakers have now dropped to an abysmal 0-4 record

Ryan Menzie

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When the losses pile on, it's easy to point the finger instead of reevaluating your own game. For Lakers forward LeBron James, this is familiar territory and instead of looking to others, James looks to himself to be the true leader of the team. 

James finished with a stat line of 19 points, seven rebounds and nine assists. On paper it seems to be a respectable stat line, but James also ended the night with a game high eight turnovers. 

The Lakers ended with 14 turnovers as a team and despite keeping it close at halftime in their loss to the Nuggets, the Lakers were unable to keep up in the second half. being outscored 56-45 due to poor shooting and turnovers remains a constant for the team and James will look to change his play style next game (via Spectrum Sportsnet).

"I wasn't aggressive enough on a lot of my turnovers. I was coming off a lot of screens looking to pass and get guys involved. I wasn't aggressive enough and that was some careless turnovers on my part."

It's a good sign James is aware of his own wrongdoings, but there needs to be time for James and the team to figure out a way to win games. There's a long season ahead, but it seems the offense has remained the same since the end of last season.

James is only getting older and can only do so much to carry this team and the Lakers are nearing panic mode already. 

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RYAN MENZIE

Ryan Menzie | Lead Contributor Ryan is an LA Native who has grown up praising the greatest athletes LA has had to offer. A love for sports ranging between basketball, football, volleyball and golf, a future Sports Management Masters graduate, and being engulfed into organized sports since seven years old, the passion and love for sports never ends for Ryan. If the words he writes don't paint the full picture of his true fandom, he will find more ways than one to tell the story and be more than willing to open up a nice LA sports debate with you. Favorite Player: Kobe Bryant  Favorite Moment: Kobe Bryant Final Game. Too many moments to choose from between Derek Fishers 0.4 second buzzer beater, the Lakers 3-peat or game seven against Boston, but can't beat a final memory like Kobe's final game. 

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