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After the setback in Oklahoma City, the situation for the Lakers has returned a bit to normal in their return to the Staples. With LeBron James already back after two games absent, Vogel’s men beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-101, adding their third victory of the season and breathing a little calmer in the middle of this irregular start. The Angelenos are placed in this way with a balance of 3-3, the same with which the Ohioans remain after this defeat.
The locals took the victory thanks to their great work at the close of the game, in which they were able for the first time to open a small gap and reach the final seconds comfortably. In fact, the Lakers spent much of the duel behind, but with a 15-2 run in the fourth quarter they were able to escape for good and put a long-suffering duel on track against the Cavs who continue to prove to be a more solid team than they have ever been. it was to be expected.
LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony were the great architects not only of said partial, but of the triumph in general. Both finished as the top scorers of the duel with 26 and 24 points respectively, and combined to score 15 of their 25 goals in the fourth quarter. His performances, however, were quite different, since Melo shone giving air to the attack with his shot of three, facet in which he signed a 6/8; while LeBron, who had problems in the outside launch (1/10), was in charge of leading the offensive creation and managed to distribute 8 assists.
For his part, Russell Westbrook finished with 19 points on his locker, while Anthony Davis stayed at 15, to which he added 9 rebounds.
On the visiting side, the most prominent figure was once again Evan Mobley, who continues to leave details and improper performances of a man who was playing his sixth game as a professional. The power forward signed his scoring record at Staples by going up to 23 goals, and he did so with very good accuracy data (62.5%) and without stopping adding in other facets. The rookie He managed to capture 6 rebounds and distribute 3 assists, and was once again essential in the defense of his team, this time with two steals.
The rookie was supported by the performances of Ricky Rubio and Darius Garland, both authors of 18 points to which the second added 11 assists. The Spanish started again from the bench, but his good work made him have more than 31 minutes on the track, as many as Collin Sexton had, who started as a starting point guard but who signed a rather gray shock and could not pass the 9 points.
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