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With the size and versatility they have, the Lakers are equipped to go from one of the league’s worst offensive rebounding and second-chance scoring teams to closer to the middle of the pack without hurting their transition defense.

James, who will turn 39 in December, has peace of mind about his family and a renewed determination to work, but he also has improved health and “a lot more in the tank to give.”

“No f***ing way can a Lakers show end in 1984,” Jeff Pearlman, the author of the book HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty is based on, posted on Twitter in August in a bid to save the show by attracting more viewers. But it did end there, thanks to HBO executives, who were also responsible for the show’s clunky name. Pearlman’s book, like the 1980s Lakers themselves, was called Showtime, but the big brains at Home Box Office could not bring themselves to name the series ...

The Lakers appeared doomed without Kareem in Game 6 of the Finals, but their one-big approach worked in a sign of things to come.