James posted 11 points and 12 assists in his first game of the season, firing up the home crowd and helping the Lakers beat the Jazz.

The Utah Jazz came up short in playing spoiler against the Los Angeles Lakers in what was LeBron James' official regular season debut for the two's first meeting of the new year, as the Jazz would lose 125-140 on the road at Crypto.com Arena, and marks their ninth total loss of the season at just under 15 games.

Behind 37 points and 10 assists from Luka Dončić, the Lakers erased a double-digit deficit against the Utah Jazz in a 140-126 win. Dončić is now averaging 34.6 points per game and has scored at least 35 points in seven of 11 games played this season.

Lakers forward LeBron James made history Tuesday night, when he became the first player in NBA history to appear in 23 seasons.

Tip-off between the Jazz and Lakers lands at 8:30 p.m. MT in Crypto.com Arena, where Utah will have a chance to rattle off a second-straight win in the process of spoiling the season debut of LeBron James, who's officially been upgraded to active for his first game of the season.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The LA Lakers defeat the Utah Jazz, 140-126, at Crypto Arena on November 18th, 2025 and The Sporting Tribune's John Panganiban was there to capture the following TST Images:

James departed for good with 6:39 left and the Lakers leading by 19 points in a game Luka Doncic was a force with 37 points, 10 assists and five rebounds while Austin Reaves (26 points) and Deandre Ayton (20 points and 14 rebounds) were on top of their games again.