Lakers' sudden defensive collapse isn’t about LeBron James’ return

The Los Angeles Lakers' defensive woes were more about who wasn't there than who was.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James | Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn ImagesLeBron James was back in the lineup on Thursday night and the Los Angeles Lakers were forced to return to a gameplan of overpowering their opponent with offense. James was around, and the defense was nowhere to be found. It truly is not what it looks like at an initial glance here.

In any case for the Lakers, they have no shortage of firepower. Los Angeles hung a final score of 142-130 on the Chicago Bulls' heads. For those who watched the Justice League series growing up, it was reminiscent of the moment when Batman told Amanda Waller…