LeBron James played his first preseason game for the Philadelphia 76ers, scoring 10 points and dishing out five assists in the first half against the Brooklyn Nets. Despite James’s strong performance, the 76ers lost 114-108. James signed a two-year, $8 million deal with the team in July after eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. The article focuses on James's transition to his new team and the initial chemistry between him and key players like Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.
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LeBron James, at age 41, made his debut for the Philadelphia 76ers in an exhibition game against the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night. This marked the start of his NBA-record 24th season with Philadelphia, following an eight-year stint with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won one title. James played a pivotal role by recording 10 points, four rebounds, five assists, and a steal in just over 30 minutes, despite the 76ers losing the game 114-108 to Brooklyn. Coach Nick Nurse expected his starters to play about half of the game, providing an opportunity for James to work on chemistry with fellow new arrivals Jaylen Brown and existing stars Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. James expressed optimism about bringing championship-winning experience to Philadelphia, aiming to help the team achieve its first title since 1983 when Julius Erving led them to victory.
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NBA superstar LeBron James delivered a solid first half in his first preseason game for Philadelphia, but the new-look 76ers fell 114-108 to the Nets in Brooklyn.
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76ers → deliver → Brooklyn
James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, announced in July that he had signed a two-year, $8m deal with the 76ers, ending weeks of speculation over where the four-time NBA champion would land as a free agent after eight seasons and one title with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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champion → lead → Lakers
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The 41-year-old superstar, entering a record-extending 24th NBA season, won two titles with Miami, another with Cleveland and a fourth with the Lakers, and is aiming to help the Sixers win their first title since Julius Erving led the club to the crown 43 years ago.
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Erving → relegate → crown
Thursday’s game marked his first chance to line up alongside new teammates Joel Embiid, VJ Edgecombe, Tyrese Maxey and Jaylen Brown – a new arrival from the Boston Celtics.
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game → mark → Celtics
“It felt a little different,” James said.
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James → feel → ?
“Obviously, just wearing a new uniform, but the game is the game.
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game → wear → uniform
“We’re still trying to put each other in a position to be successful and complement each other the best way we can out on the floor,” he added.
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he → try → floor
“But it’s going to take some time.
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it → go → time
Tonight was a good sample size for us to build on.”
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us → build → ?
James scored 10 points, connecting on his lone shot from the floor and making all eight of his free-throw attempts.
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James → score → attempts
He added four rebounds, five assists and a steal in 18:04 minutes in the first half.
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He → add → half
Brown led all scorers with 18 points.
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Brown → lead → points
Julius Randle had 14 for the Nets, who outscored the Sixers 37-23 in the third quarter to take control.
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who → have → control
LeBron James captures NBA spotlight again
But all eyes were on James, starting with his first signature pre-game chalk-toss in a 76ers uniform.
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eyes → capture → uniform
James smoothly directed the Sixers’ offence in his time on the floor, making all five of his assists in the first quarter and combining effectively with Maxey.
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James → direct → Maxey
“I think there was some really good things happening, you know, right off the bat,” 76ers coach Nick Nurse said after seeing his starters together for the first time.
“A bunch of back cuts and good passing, etc, there were segments where obviously we turned the ball over a lot … just the little clunky segments, too.
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we → think → ball
But, again, it’s preseason, first time they’re together.
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they → ’ → ?
“I think you look at it as what’s good and what are the learning experiences, things that we can improve.”
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we → think → that
The 76ers have two more preseason games, both against Boston, before opening the NBA regular season against the defending champion New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on October 20.
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76ers → have → October
James’s arrival has already found the 76ers battling outside “noise”.
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76ers → find → noise
James took to Instagram to refute a report from a play-by-play announcer during the team’s first preseason game on Monday that James had admonished Embiid for being late to a practice.
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James → take → practice
“He ain’t been late, so stop the lie,” James posted.
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James → stop → lie
James had acknowledged at the team’s media day last month that such outside hubbub around the 76ers would be “doubled, tripled and quadrupled now that I’m here”.
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I → acknowledge → 76ers
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