LeBron James made an electric start to life with the Los Angeles Lakers, but his impressive performance was not enough to spark a victory as the Lakers lost 128-119 to the Portland trailblazers last night in the NBA.

The 33-year-old signed a four-year, $154 million deal with the Lakers in July finished with 26 points, 12 rebounds and six assists on a much anticipated debut.  for the trailblazers Damian Lillard scored a game high 28 points with Mik Stauskas adding an additional 24.

In other games Joel Embiid scored 30 points and pulled 12 rebounds to steer the Philadelphia 76ers to a 127 -108 win over the Chicago Bulls, while john wall’s 26 points was enough to help the Miami Heat to a narrow 113-112 triumph over the Washington wizards .