NEW ORLEANS -- A 128-115 loss to the Anthony Davis-less New Orleans Pelicans left LeBron James questioning whether his Los Angeles Lakers teammates have the experience to grasp the challenge at hand and help the franchise qualify for the playoffs for the first time in six years.
"How many know what's at stake if you've never been there?" James asked after L.A. fell down by as many as 20 points to a Pelicans team that was resting Davis and came into the night eight games under .500.
"I'm playing devil's advocate, you know?