The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-108 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Monday, improving LA’s road record to 10-0.
LeBron James led the way with 46 big points for the Lakers in a homecoming game for him. As most know, James grew up in the Northeast Ohio area, 30 minutes down the road in Akron. James, as most also know, played 11 years for the Cavs, so he knows those courts and stomping grounds very well. After his great performance, he described what was different as far as being back home in Northeast Ohio.
“Home cooking,” said James, who got a meal made by his mom, Gloria. “It felt good to be back in my haven.”
James went ballistic in the fourth quarter as well, scoring 21 points and demoralizing the Cavaliers on a barrage of 3-pointers and turnaround jump shots. When James is clicking on all cylinders like he was against the Cavaliers there is no stopping him. And the Lakers are damn near impossible to beat. Can they keep up this pace on the road? Only time will tell.
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- James shot 19-of-26 from the field, good for 73 percent. He shot 7-of-11 on threes. He also pulled down eight rebounds and dished out six assists.
- Anthony Davis scored 17 points. He also pulled down 10 boards to go with four assists.
- The Lakers’ starting backcourt Dennis Schroder and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 10 points apiece.
- Montrezl Harrell scored 15 points off of the bench. Harrell also pulled down six rebounds.
The Lakers’ next game is Wednesday at Philadelphia. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. EST and the game will be airing on ESPN.
