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The Lakers led for the final 37:45, improved to 2-1 on their
six-game road trip and welcomed Anthony Davis back after the
center missed 17 games with a sprained medial collateral
ligament in his left knee.
Davis had a dunk on the game's first possession and finished
with eight points in 25 minutes. The Lakers had gone 7-10
without him.
James made 14 of 21 shots and highlighted his league-leading
22nd 30-point showing with consecutive thunderous dunks midway
through the fourth.
Malik Monk hit six 3-pointers and added 22 points for the
Lakers, who shot 47.2 percent from the floor. Russell Westbrook
added 15 points and Carmelo Anthony chipped in 13.
James Harden notched a triple-double of 33 points, 12 rebounds
and 11 assists, but it was not nearly enough as the Nets dropped
to 2-3 since losing Kevin Durant to a sprained left knee on Jan.
15.
Patty Mills added 15 points and DeAndre' Bembry contributed 12
for the Nets. Brooklyn shot 42 percent, lost for the ninth time
in 15 games and dropped to 2-7 in their past nine home games.
After the Lakers missed their first eight shots of the fourth
quarter, Westbrook hit a layup and James then intercepted a pass
from Harden and coasted in for a windmill dunk with 6:58 left.
On the next possession, James intercepted a pass by Brooklyn's
James Johnson and soared in for a one-handed dunk to make it
100-85.
James then hit another layup with 4:03 remaining for a 104-89
lead after Stanley Johnson intercepted a pass by Harden near
midcourt.
The Lakers ended the first quarter on a 12-2 run for a 33-25
lead when James hit a layup at the buzzer. Los Angeles opened a
42-29 lead with about nine minutes left in the half when Monk
and Anthony hit 3-pointers on consecutive possessions. The
Lakers led 62-53 at halftime.
A free throw by Harden got the Nets within 71-70 with 6:32
remaining in the third quarter, but the Lakers surged ahead
again, taking an 86-76 lead on a layup by Westbrook with 2:28
remaining and a 92-78 lead into the fourth.
--Field Level Media
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