FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2020, file photo, Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James, center, points upward after the national anthem before an NBA basketball first-round playoff game agains...
James Harden starred to lead the Brooklyn Nets past the Los Angeles Lakers as LeBron James became the third player in NBA history to score 35,000 points.
LeBron James showed in the Los Angeles Lakers' overtime win v the Oklahoma City Thunder showed why he is likely to win this season's MVP award - Frank Vogel
