LeBron James and the L.A. Lakers snap Cleveland's three-game winning streak....Rookie Evan Mobley led Cleveland in scoring
LeBron James (left) led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 113-101 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Fri., Oct 29 at the Staples Center in downtown LA, the third win for L.A. Rookie Evan Mobley (right) led Cleveland in scoring
LOS ANGELES, California- LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night 113-101, a much anticipated match-up that began airing at 10:30 pm ET for Cleveland fans and went on into the wee hours of the morning.
Cleveland will be back at it Saturday for the game against Phoenix, another away game.
LA's early morning win over Cleveland at the Staples Center in downtown LA on Friday broke the three-game winning streak for Cavs head coach J.B. Biggerstaff and his team, and it showed once again that James, an Akron, Ohio native and one of the greatest players ever to play in the NBA, remains an NBA powerhouse.
Cleveland fell to 3-3 while Los Angeles added its third win and is 3-3 too.
Coming back from a two-game leave because of an ankle injury, James scored 26 points and had nine assists, though he missed nine of 10 three point attempts. Camelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook followed with 24 points and 19 points, respectively.
Cleveland had 22 turnovers, ultimately losing by 12 points but leading the first and second quarters before L.A. made it a 54-54 tie right before half time. It wasn't until the fourth quarter that the Lakers begin to pull away with a 10 point lead that vacillated until they sealed the win with minutes left on the game clock.
Rookie Evan Mobley led the Cavs with 23 points, and was 10 for 16 with six rebounds, and veteran Ricky Rubio was Cleveland's second leading scorer with 18 points. Darius Garland had 18 points and 11 assists, and Lauri Markkanen finished with 17 points for the Cavs.
LeBron James, 36, played basketball for St. Vincent–St. Mary High School in his hometown on Akron, and was selected by Cleveland with the first overall pick of the 2003 NBA draft. After failing to win a championship with Cleveland,he left in 2010 to sign as a free agent with Miami, a move he announced in an ESPN special titled The Decision, and one of the most controversial free-agent decisions in sports history.
He his first two NBA championships while playing for the Heat in 2012 and 2013; in both of these years, he also earned league MVP and Finals MVP. After his fourth season with the Heat in 2014, James opted out of his contract to re-sign with the Cavaliers. In 2016, he led the Cavaliers to victory over the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals by coming back from a 3–1 deficit, delivering the franchise's first championship and ending Cleveland's 52-year professional sports title drought.
In 2018, James exercised his contract option to leave the Cavaliers and signed with the Lakers, whom he led to win the 2020 championship That year he was awarded his fourth Finals MVP. This year he became the first player in NBA history to accumulate $1 billion in earnings as an active player. (Last three paragraphs-wikipedia-source)
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