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By The Associated Press away to applause from the
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeB- Oracle Arena crowd. Diallo
ron James felt only love at was credited for rebound-
home. ing Jonas Jerebko’s missed
Making his first trip back layup when they both went
to Cleveland since leav- down hard.
ing for the second time Westbrook began 1 for 6,
as a free agent, James then hit stride, finishing with
was welcomed like a hero 11 points, 13 assists, 11 re-
Wednesday night and ral- bounds. It was his second
lied the Los Angeles Lakers game back since missing
to a 109-105 victory over five with a sprained left an-
the Cavaliers, who played kle, then another when he
an inspired game against welcomed twin daughters
their former teammate but Saturday night.
couldn’t stop him when it Paul George had 25 points,
mattered most. nine rebounds and five as-
James finished with 32 sists and Steven Adams
points, 14 rebounds and contributed 20 points and
seven assists. He also 11 rebounds as the Thunder
scored or assisted on 11 sent the two-time defend-
straight points to help the ing NBA champions to their Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James, right, drives to the basket past Cleveland Cavaliers’ David
Lakers overcome a 99-91 first four-game skid in nearly Nwaba during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018, in Cleveland.
deficit in the fourth quarter. six years. Associated Press
The Cavs had a chance Kevin Durant and Klay with about 90 seconds left. Davis finished with 12 points Walker scored 103 points
to tie late, but Kyle Kor- Thompson scored 27 points Houston struggled to con- and 16 rebounds in a in his previous two games,
ver missed a wide-open apiece with Durant grab- tain Griffin late after defen- matchup between two of including 60 against Phila-
3-pointer with 17 sec- bing a season-best 14 re- sive stopper P.J. Tucker was the NBA’s top big men with delphia on Saturday night.
onds left, and Kentavious bounds for the Warriors, ejected in the third quarter Embiid. But Walker only attempted
Caldwell-Pope made four who were again playing after he received two tech- KNICKS 117, CELTICS 109 10 shots, instead taking ad-
free throws in the final 15 to without All-Star starters Ste- nical fouls for arguing with BOSTON (AP) — Trey Burke vantage of double teams
seal it. phen Curry and Draymond officials. scored 29 points, Tim Hard- to find teammates for open
The NBA-worst Cavs didn’t Green, as well as key re- 76ERS 121, PELICANS 120 away Jr. had 21 and New looks. Charlotte shot 62 per-
roll over against James and serve Alfonzo McKinnie. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel York beat Boston to snap a cent from 3-point range,
played one of their best ROCKETS 126, PISTONS 124 Embiid had 31 points and 19 six-game losing streak. making a season-high 18 of
games this season. They HOUSTON (AP) — James rebounds and Philadelphia Noah Vonleh had 16 points 29 shots from beyond the
seemed in control up 99- Harden scored a season- beat New Orleans after An- and Enes Kanter finished arc.
91 before James, as he did high 43 points, Clint Cape- thony Davis missed the third with 10 points and 10 re- Bojan Bogdanovic had 20
some many times for Cleve- la added 27 and Houston of three free throws with 2.5 bounds. points for Indiana.
land. Jordan Clarkson had held off Detroit for its fifth seconds left. New York won for the fifth BUCKS 143, TRAIL BLAZERS
20 points for Cleveland. straight victory. The 76ers are 10-0 at home. time in 19 games. 100
THUNDER 123, WARRIORS 95 Houston has won eight of They looked in control, up Kyrie Irving led the Celtics MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — its last 10 after winning just nine points with just under 2 with 22 points and 13 assists, Antetokounmpo matched
Russell Westbrook recorded one of its first six. 1/2 minutes to play, before and Marcus Morris had 21 his season high with 33
his first triple-double of the Blake Griffin led the Pistons a late surge by the Peli- points. Boston has lost three points and finished an as-
season as Oklahoma City with 37 points and 11 re- cans. straight to fall to 9-9. sist short of a triple-double
defeated Golden State in bounds Andre Drummond Embiid fouled Davis on a HORNETS 127, PACERS 109 in three quarters to help Mil-
a game in which Thunder added 20 points with 11 re- 3-point attempt, and Da- CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — waukee rout Portland.
rookie Hamidou Diallo was bounds for the Pistons. vis made the first two free Jeremy Lamb scored 21 Antetokounmpo added 16
carted off on a stretcher The Rockets led by 14 with throws before the third points, NBA scoring lead- rebounds and nine assists in
with 7:17 left with an appar- about five minutes left, but one went in and out. Davis er Kemba Walker had 16 30 minutes. CJ McCollum
ent left leg injury. Griffin made five 3-point- grabbed the rebound, but points and a season-high and Damian Lillard each
Diallo’s left leg was stabi- ers that helped Detroit his wild attempt at a win- 11 assists and Charlotte had 22 points for the Trail
lized as he was wheeled cut the lead to four points ning shot was off the mark. beat Indiana. Blazers.q