Lakers
Los Angeles
Western Conference
Pacific
12
28
40
553
429
24
8
33
76
39
51
23
16
70
27
8
35
1
26
4
11
26
102
4
66
23
35
2022
1312
65
45
24
53
69
32
101
10
116
30
33
3031
6060
48
03
6
2014
68
3
212
28
13
66
21
87
00
54
01
23
1427
6060
6
2
33
20
13
65
4
2
50
6
3
9
1
11
3
3
30
60
6
3
50
22
12
55
5
4
80
9
2
11
0
6
0
3
31
60
4
0
0
20
6
30
2
2
100
6
2
8
0
5
0
2
14
60
8
3
38
14
8
57
12
8
67
6
1
7
0
4
1
3
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jordan
Hill
Jordan Hill
True
32
10
14
71
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
1
3
1
1
2
20
-8
none
Kobe
Bryant
Kobe Bryant
True
31
7
14
50
3
6
50
2
3
67
1
5
6
17
0
0
3
0
19
3
double
Wesley
Johnson
Wesley Johnson
True
29
3
5
60
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
4
4
2
0
0
0
3
8
0
none
Ronnie
Price
Ronnie Price
True
27
1
5
20
0
2
0
3
4
75
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
3
5
3
none
Ed
Davis
Ed Davis
True
22
3
5
60
0
0
0
2
4
50
2
3
5
0
0
0
1
2
8
-5
none
Carlos
Boozer
Carlos Boozer
False
23
4
6
67
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
9
-3
none
Nick
Young
Nick Young
False
22
4
13
31
2
8
25
4
5
80
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
4
14
-8
none
Ryan
Kelly
Ryan Kelly
False
21
1
6
17
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
1
4
2
-6
none
Tarik
Black
Tarik Black
False
16
3
4
75
0
0
0
2
3
67
1
3
4
1
0
0
1
4
8
1
none
Jeremy
Lin
Jeremy Lin
False
14
3
4
75
1
1
100
2
2
100
1
1
2
3
0
0
2
3
9
-12
none
Jordan
Clarkson
Jordan Clarkson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Robert
Sacre
Robert Sacre
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
16
January
2015
Friday
EnergySolutions Arena
Salt Lake City
Jazz
Utah
False
Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
20
20
40
1001
229
30
9
30
78
37
47
36
26
72
26
12
38
3
14
8
9
15
109
4
94
30
32
2218
119
5
515
59
11
57
31
88
02
53
33
31
3027
6060
108
33
31
1821
89
5
412
39
9
96
45
141
10
33
11
41
2230
6060
9
3
33
22
11
50
5
5
100
5
3
8
0
5
3
3
30
60
4
0
0
18
9
50
15
9
60
7
1
8
2
3
3
1
27
60
10
3
30
18
8
44
4
3
75
9
4
13
1
3
1
4
22
60
8
3
38
21
9
43
12
9
75
6
5
11
0
3
1
1
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
38
12
23
52
4
9
44
8
13
62
1
3
4
5
2
0
1
2
36
15
none
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
37
9
16
56
0
4
0
4
4
100
2
0
2
3
2
0
5
2
22
-2
none
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
37
4
12
33
1
6
17
8
9
89
1
6
7
1
1
0
1
2
17
14
none
J.R.
Smith
J.R. Smith
True
36
5
13
38
3
10
30
1
2
50
0
4
4
2
1
0
0
1
14
5
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
23
2
5
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
6
9
1
0
1
1
2
4
3
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
False
31
2
5
40
0
0
0
1
2
50
5
6
11
0
0
2
1
2
5
3
none
Shawn
Marion
Shawn Marion
False
25
1
2
50
0
0
0
3
4
75
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
5
-12
none
Matthew
Dellavedova
Matthew Dellavedova
False
10
2
2
100
1
1
100
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
6
9
none
Joe
Harris
Joe Harris
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Brendan
Haywood
Brendan Haywood
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
16
January
2015
Friday
Staples Center
Los Angeles
Clippers
Los Angeles
False
The Cleveland Cavaliers ( 20 - 20 ) defeated the Los Angeles Lakers ( 12 - 28 ) 109 - 102 on Thursday at the Staples Center . LeBron James is showing no rust after sitting out for two weeks with knee and back issues . In his second game back , he put up 36 points , five rebounds , and five assists in 38 minutes on the floor . The only rust he showed was at the free throw line , where he was 8 - for - 13 . Kobe Bryant , who turned in a tremendous game , was rested for a good portion of the fourth quarter and could n't quite bring the Lakers back in the end . Bryant ended with 19 points , six rebounds , and a career - high 17 assists . Cleveland 's six - game losing streak finally came to an end Thursday as the Cavaliers improved to 9 - 11 away from home and got back to .500 overall . Kevin Love turned in a gritty performance as he battled through back spasms to play 37 minutes and score 17 points . The Cavaliers went with an eight - man rotation to keep some players fresh ahead of Friday 's contest against the Clippers . Los Angeles has now dropped five of its last six games , including three straight at home . Despite a great performance by Bryant , the Lakers were hurt by poor shot selection down the stretch . Nick Young was just 4 - of - 13 from the field and 2 - for - 8 from three point range . The Lakers will start a four - game road trip on Friday when they travel to Utah to take on the Jazz .
The Cleveland Cavaliers (20 - 20) defeated the Los Angeles Lakers (12 - 28) 109 - 102 on Thursday at the Staples Center. LeBron James is showing no rust after sitting out for two weeks with knee and back issues. In his second game back, he put up 36 points, five rebounds, and five assists in 38 minutes on the floor. The only rust he showed was at the free throw line, where he was 8 - for - 13. Kobe Bryant, who turned in a tremendous game, was rested for a good portion of the fourth quarter and couldn't quite bring the Lakers back in the end. Bryant ended with 19 points, six rebounds, and a career - high 17 assists. Cleveland's six - game losing streak finally came to an end Thursday as the Cavaliers improved to 9 - 11 away from home and got back to .500 overall. Kevin Love turned in a gritty performance as he battled through back spasms to play 37 minutes and score 17 points. The Cavaliers went with an eight - man rotation to keep some players fresh ahead of Friday's contest against the Clippers. Los Angeles has now dropped five of its last six games, including three straight at home. Despite a great performance by Bryant, the Lakers were hurt by poor shot selection down the stretch. Nick Young was just 4 - of - 13 from the field and 2 - for - 8 from three point range. The Lakers will start a four - game road trip on Friday when they travel to Utah to take on the Jazz.
The Cleveland Cavaliers (20 - 20) defeated the Los Angeles Lakers (12 - 28) 109 - 102 on Thursday at the Staples Center. LeBron James is showing no rust after sitting out for two weeks with knee and back issues. In his second game back, he put up 36 points, five rebounds, and five assists in 38 minutes on the floor. The only rust he showed was at the free throw line, where he was 8 - for - 13. Kobe Bryant, who turned in a tremendous game, was rested for a good portion of the fourth quarter and couldn't quite bring the Lakers back in the end. Bryant ended with 19 points, six rebounds, and a career - high 17 assists. Cleveland's six - game losing streak finally came to an end Thursday as the Cavaliers improved to 9 - 11 away from home and got back to .500 overall. Kevin Love turned in a gritty performance as he battled through back spasms to play 37 minutes and score 17 points. The Cavaliers went with an eight - man rotation to keep some players fresh ahead of Friday's contest against the Clippers. Los Angeles has now dropped five of its last six games, including three straight at home. Despite a great performance by Bryant, the Lakers were hurt by poor shot selection down the stretch. Nick Young was just 4 - of - 13 from the field and 2 - for - 8 from three point range. The Lakers will start a four - game road trip on Friday when they travel to Utah to take on the Jazz.
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R. Smith <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 3 10 30 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matthew Dellavedova <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shawn Marion <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 11 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brendan Haywood <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Harris <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none