LeBron James tied a season-high with 40 points and matched a career high by hitting nine 3-pointers as the Los Angeles Lakers raced out to a big lead in a 116-104 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in New York.
The Lakers won for the sixth time in seven games and bounced back nicely from being held to 90 points in Friday's 19-point loss at Indiana.
James notched his third 40-point game of the season by shooting 13-for-17 from the floor, and he went 9-for-10 from 3-point range.
Anthony Davis added 24 points and 14 rebounds as the ninth-place Lakers moved in front of the Warriors in the Western Conference.
James hit his eighth trey while falling out of bounds into the lap of a fan in the front row for a 108-91 lead with 7:14 left in the game, and his ninth 3 pushed the advantage to 111-93 less than a minute later.
Source: Reuters
