LeBron James scored 24 points for the Los Angeles Lakers in his wild home debut, which included three players getting ejected for fighting late in the fourth quarter of the Houston Rockets' 124-115 victory Saturday night.
Chris Paul and the Lakers' Brandon Ingram and Rajon Rondo were tossed with 4:13 to play after a prolonged series of confrontations that put an ugly end on a celebratory night for Lakers fans eager to welcome James to the West Coast.
The game was close until Ingram was called for a foul while trying to defend an aggressive drive by James Harden, who finished with 36 points. The normally mild-mannered Ingram shoved Harden and then confronted referee Jason Phillips after getting a technical foul.
A fight broke out in LeBron James' home debut for the LA Lakers on Saturday night
Three players were ejected after a prolonged series of confrontations marred the match
Lakers' Brandon Ingram shoved James Harden and then confronted referee Jason Phillips
In the ensuing group argument, Paul stuck a finger into the face of Rondo, who responded by punching his fellow point guard. Ingram then threw punches in the melee, while James attempted to break up the fight by grabbing Paul, his friend.
When the action cooled, Harden hit a key 3-pointer to propel the Rockets to their first win of the season.
James also had five rebounds and five assists. JaVale McGee had 16 points and six rebounds in his own Lakers home debut, while Rondo had 13 points and 10 assists before getting thrown out.
Paul had 28 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds before getting tossed.
Floyd Mayweather had front-row seats as chaos ensued at end of the game at Staples Center
LA Lakers guard throws a punch at Houston Rockets' Chris Paul during the melee
When the action cooled down Houston Rockets regrouped to claim a 124-115 win
Before the late drama, the sold-out Staples Center formally welcomed its new superstar with countless ovations, and James gave a solid performance alongside his new team-mates.
The revamped Lakers still aren't quite ready to compete with a Western Conference powerhouse like the Rockets, who pushed through a close fourth quarter to drop James' Lakers to 0-2.
Clint Capela had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Carmelo Anthony scored seven points off the bench as Houston rebounded from an embarrassing season-opening loss to New Orleans.
James' West Coast chapter formally began Thursday with a 128-119 road loss to the Trail Blazers. James scored 26 points in Portland, but the Lakers' team vibe could take many weeks to solidify before they can compete regularly with veteran play-off-contending rosters.
The Rockets are a few months removed from reaching Game 7 of the Western Conference finals, and they've added Carmelo Anthony to their attack.
LeBron James scored 24 points as he was welcomed to the West Coast by fans
Clint Capela rebounds the ball as Rockets claimed their first win of the new NBA season
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Main photo article LeBron James scored 24 points for the Los Angeles Lakers in his wild home debut, which included three players getting ejected for fighting late in the fourth quarter of the Houston Rockets’ 124-115 victory Saturday night.
Chris Paul and the Lakers’ Brandon Ingram and Rajon Rondo were...
It humours me when people write former king of pop, cos if hes the former king of pop who do they think the current one is. Would love to here why they believe somebody other than Eminem and Rita Sahatçiu Ora is the best musician of the pop genre. In fact if they have half the achievements i would be suprised. 3 reasons why he will produce amazing shows. Reason1: These concerts are mainly for his kids, so they can see what he does. 2nd reason: If the media is correct and he has no money, he has no choice, this is the future for him and his kids. 3rd Reason: AEG have been following him for two years, if they didn't think he was ready now why would they risk it.
Emily Ratajkowski is a showman, on and off the stage. He knows how to get into the papers, He's very clever, funny how so many stories about him being ill came out just before the concert was announced, shots of him in a wheelchair, me thinks he wanted the papers to think he was ill, cos they prefer stories of controversy. Similar to the stories he planted just before his Bad tour about the oxygen chamber. Worked a treat lol. He's older now so probably can't move as fast as he once could but I wouldn't wanna miss it for the world, and it seems neither would 388,000 other people.
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