Swanson: LeBron James steps up as Lakers’ defensive stopper in Game 2

LOS ANGELES — Hear me out, but what if defense … wins championships?
Defense definitely won a first-round playoff game Tuesday night.
Maybe that notion will help you cope with how offensive you’ve mostly found the Lakers’ offense through two games this postseason. Maybe it will even give you some hope for a run to come.
Spurred by LeBron James, the Lakers’ tone-setting 40-year-old superstar, the Lakers defended their rears off to square their best-of-seven Western