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Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James shouldered the blame for L.A.'s 115-96 loss to the Houston Rockets in Game 4 of the first-round series between the two teams.

James turned in a forgettable performance, as the future Hall of Famer finished with just 10 points, 9 assists and 4 rebounds. He also had an uncharacteristic 8 turnovers in the game and several of them proved costly as they led directly to buckets for Houston.

After the game, James pointed to his turnovers as a major factor that worked against L.A. in the game.

"It started with me, obviously," James said. "My turnovers were unacceptable. ... "Defense wasn't our problem tonight. It was our offense."

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