LeBron James takes down Cavs with a 38-point triple-double

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LeBron James dominated the floor once again, leading the LA Lakers to win in Cleveland

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

LeBron James continues showing that age is just a number for him with his latest display being a 38-point triple-double against the Cleveland Cavaliers, handing the LA Lakers a 131-120 win.

LeBron also added 12 assists and 11 rebounds to his stat line. DJ Augustin and Russell Westbrook scored 20 points each with the latter also dishing 11 assists.

With this win, the Lakers improved to 31-41 and kept a slight separation in front of the tenth-placed New Orleans Pelicans (30-42).

Kevin Durant had a similar performance with 37 points, nine rebounds, eight assists as he led the Brooklyn Nets to a 114-106 win over the Utah Jazz. Goran Dragic had seven points, seven assists.

On the opposing side, Donovan Mitchell score 30 while Rudy Gobert had 11 points.

When it comes to the best European displays of the night, Jonas Valanciunas stood with 24 points and 18 rebounds in the Pelicans‘ loss to Charlotte.

Meanwhile, Aleksej Pokusevski had 19 points, five rebounds, three assists against Boston while Nikola Vucevic logged 19 points, 13 rebounds in the Bulls‘ win over the Raptors.

Results

Charlotte Hornets – New Orleans Pelicans 106-103
Cleveland Cavaliers – LA Lakers 120-131
Detroit PistonsPortland Trail Blazers 115-119
Brooklyn NetsUtah Jazz 114-106
Philadelphia 76ersMiami Heat 113-106
Chicago BullsToronto Raptors 113-99
Houston RocketsWashington Wizards 115-97
Oklahoma City ThunderBoston Celtics 123-132
Dallas MavericksMinnesota Timberwolves 110-108

Standings

Eastern Conference W L W/L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Miami Heat (1)  47 25 .653 109.5 104.9 4.23
Philadelphia 76ers (2)  44 27 .620 2.5 108.5 106.5 2.02
Milwaukee Bucks (3)  44 27 .620 2.5 114.9 111.3 3.34
Boston Celtics (4)  45 28 .616 2.5 110.2 103.8 5.82
Chicago Bulls (5)  42 29 .592 4.5 112.0 111.0 0.67
Cleveland Cavaliers (6)  41 31 .569 6.0 107.4 104.6 2.69
Toronto Raptors (7)  40 32 .556 7.0 108.7 107.3 1.42
Brooklyn Nets (8)  38 34 .528 9.0 112.1 111.8 0.41
Charlotte Hornets (9)  37 35 .514 10.0 115.0 114.6 0.42
Atlanta Hawks (10)  35 36 .493 11.5 112.9 112.1 1.01
Washington Wizards (11)  30 41 .423 16.5 108.3 111.6 -3.29
New York Knicks (12)  30 41 .423 16.5 106.0 106.8 -0.58
Indiana Pacers (13)  25 47 .347 22.0 110.9 113.2 -2.16
Detroit Pistons (14)  19 53 .264 28.0 104.2 112.5 -7.92
Orlando Magic (15)  19 53 .264 28.0 104.3 112.1 -7.55

 

Western Conference W L W/L% GB PS/G PA/G SRS
Phoenix Suns (1)  58 14 .806 114.9 106.5 7.68
Memphis Grizzlies (2)  49 23 .681 9.0 114.7 109.3 4.64
Golden State Warriors (3)  47 24 .662 10.5 111.2 105.2 5.97
Utah Jazz (4)  45 27 .625 13.0 113.9 107.3 6.09
Dallas Mavericks (5)  44 28 .611 14.0 106.7 104.2 2.54
Denver Nuggets (6)  42 30 .583 16.0 111.3 108.9 2.34
Minnesota Timberwolves (7)  42 31 .575 16.5 115.4 112.0 3.25
Los Angeles Clippers (8)  36 37 .493 22.5 106.7 107.9 -1.13
Los Angeles Lakers (9)  31 41 .431 27.0 111.5 114.1 -2.89
New Orleans Pelicans (10)  30 42 .417 28.0 108.5 109.9 -0.95
San Antonio Spurs (11)  28 44 .389 30.0 112.7 113.6 -0.86
Portland Trail Blazers (12)  27 44 .380 30.5 107.4 114.2 -6.13
Sacramento Kings (13)  25 48 .342 33.5 110.5 115.9 -4.98
Oklahoma City Thunder (14)  20 52 .278 38.0 103.1 111.0 -7.43
Houston Rockets (15)  18 54 .250 40.0 109.0 118.2 -8.69

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