LeBron James had a season-high 56 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers closed the fourth quarter on a 13-4 run to beat the Golden State Warriors 124-116 to end a 4-game losing streak.
The Warriors led 112-111 when Carmelo Anthony’s putback put the Lakers ahead for good with 3:29 left. He scored 6 points during the run.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Warriors 14-6. Anthony scored 6 of the Lakers’ 14 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Russell Westbrook scored 20 points (16 in the paint). James scored 16 of his 56 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Warriors, Stephen Curry scored 30 points, and Jordan Poole added 23 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) on 9 for 15 shooting off the bench.
The Lakers went 18 for 21 at the line to the Warriors’ 9 for 19. The Warriors outscored the Lakers 55-22 off the bench. The Lakers outscored the Warriors 29-13 in 7 minutes with James, Anthony, Westbrook, Monk and Reaves on the floor together.