The Suns And Pacers Are The Only Teams to Win Three Games in a First-Round Series Against LeBron James
The Phoenix Suns have done what only the Indiana Pacers have done to LeBron James in a first-round series.
The only team to ever win three games against LeBron James in a first-round series had been the Indiana Pacers (via NBA.com) and now this season, the Phoenix Suns join the short list.
The 2018 Indiana Pacers took LeBron James to a Game 7 in 2018, and eventually lost to James' team at the time, the Cleveland Cavaliers.
James has never lost a first-round series.
On Thursday night, the Lakers will host the Phoenix Suns down 3-2.
More on the Los Angeles Lakers and the series can be read here.
The Lakers are 2.5-point favorites, according to FanDuel.
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