LOS ANGELES: LeBron James began his Los Angeles Lakers era with two rim-rattling dunks on Thursday (Friday in Manila), but the 14-time all star couldn’t reverse a string of losing debut games with new NBA teams.

James scored a game-high 26 points and had 12 rebounds but the Portland Trail Blazers spoiled his Lakers debut with a 128-119 victory at the Moda Center arena.

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