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Anthony connected on three 3-pointers during a game-ending,
23-10 Lakers run that spanned almost eight minutes. He bookended
a 15-2 stretch amid that same spell with a pair from long range.
After giving up a 15-3 Lakers run to close the third quarter
trailing by three points, Cleveland battled back. Darius Garland
(18 points) sank a trey to give the Cavaliers a 91-90 lead, but
Anthony answered from long range on the next possession.
The Lakers scored 10 unanswered including that basket, taking a
lead they never relinquished.
LeBron James, back after missing two games with a sore right
ankle, led all scorers with 26 points despite shooting 1-of-10
from 3-point range. He also dished a team-high eight assists,
half of which came during the concluding run.
Two of James' late assists set up Anthony for successful 3-point
attempts. James also initiated a crucial sequence with about
five minutes remaining, throwing cross-court out of a
double-team to Kent Bazemore, who quickly rotated to a wide-open
Avery Bradley for a 3-pointer.
Bradley's bucket pushed the Lakers' lead to nine points and
forced a Cavaliers timeout.
Cleveland came into Friday's contest a winner of three straight,
holding all three opponents to fewer than 100 points. The
Cavaliers built a double-digit lead in the second quarter but
gave up 25 points in a little more than nine minutes to close
out the period.
They held the Los Angeles Clippers to fewer than 25 for the
entirety of three of the four quarters in a win Wednesday night.
Rookie Evan Mobley led the Cavaliers with a career-high 23
points. Ricky Rubio added 18 points off the bench, and Lauri
Markkanen added 17 points. Garland dished a game-high 11
assists.
--Field Level Media
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