SoCal NBA Capsule

CLEVELAND 98, LA LAKERS 95 --------------------------

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- LeBron James scored 14 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers continued their recent domination over the Los Angeles Lakers with a 98-95 victory. James scored his team's final eight points as the Cavaliers pulled away in winning for the fifth straight time over the Lakers. Larry Hughes and Zydrunas Ilgauskas each added 16 points for Cleveland, which notched its league-high 17th fourth-quarter comeback. James entered the contest averaging a league-best 29.6 points per game, but has been even better over his previous seven games in which he had averaged 32.4 points, 9.1 rebounds and 6.9 assists. He took over late with the Cavaliers behind. The Lakers tied the score at 92-92 on Kobe Bryant's baseline jumper and took a one-point advantage on Luke Walton's free-throw with 1:29 left. James then went to work, driving to the basket for a layup and following it up with a long jumper with 20 seconds on the clock to put his team up, 93-90