CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Just as he had done so many other times throughout the course of his remarkable career, LeBron James lifted his team on his burly shoulders and carried them to victory.
Only this time, it was the Los Angeles Lakers. Against his old team.
Inside his palace, playing beneath the countless banners he was responsible for hanging, including the one from the 2016 NBA title, and with a feisty Cavaliers bunch looking to spoil his homecoming, the kid from Akron led the Lakers to a 109-105 come-from-behind win.
James re-entered at the 8:27 mark of the fourth quarter with the Lakers trailing by three points.