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NBA Playoffs: The Suns Ended Lakers' LeBron James Streak

LeBron James had never lost a first round series, until Thursday evening.

LeBron James had been 14-0 in the first round of the NBA Playoffs until the Lakers lost to the Suns 113-100 on Friday night.

The Suns now advance to the second round, and the Lakers will not get a chance to defend their NBA Championship.

The Tweet about James falling to 14-1 in the first round can be seen below from The Atheltic.

More on the Los Angeles Lakers and the series can be read here.

The Lakers were 2.5-point favorites, according to FanDuel.

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