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Los Angeles Lakers' star LeBron James returns from injury on Friday night at Boston Celtics

LeBron James returned from a two-week absence for the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night at the Boston Celtics.

James has been sidelined since Nov. 2 due to an abdominal strain.

L.A. lost 109-102 to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday to fall to 4-6 without James this season but were 4-2 with him, despite James not playing up to his usual standards.

In those six games, James averaged 24.8 points -- his lowest scoring output since averaging 20.9 points as a rookie -- while also averaging his least amount of rebounds (5.