LeBron James leads Lakers to thrilling victory over Knicks
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LeBron James returned after a five-game absence to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 122-115 victory over the New York Knicks after a marathon game in the NBA.
James missed five games with a left knee injury but returned to shine in his first game since recovering.
James scored 29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, leading the Lakers to a thrilling victory after trailing by 21 points in the second quarter.
The Lakers lost four times to win once in james five games, but returned to the record once the first star, who scored 10 or more points, followed up and made the decisive passes for the fourth time this season.
Anthony Davies led the Lakers with 28 points and 17 rebounds, and Malik Monk added 29.
R.J. Barrett topped the Knicks scoring list with 36 points, and Julius Randle added 32 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists.
In another game, the Phoenix Suns beat the Washington Wizards (95-80) to overcome their loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
DeAndre Eaton had 20 points and 16 rebounds for the Suns and Chris Powell added 14 points and nine assists.
Chris Powell had 14 points and nine assists, and Devin Booker contributed 11 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and Pam Adebayo added 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to a 104-86 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
Joe Morant also scored 33 points in three innings to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to their 5th win in the last six games, beating the Orlando Magic (135-115).
Portland took its fifth straight defeat and fell to the Milwaukee Bucks (108-137), and Sacramento Kings defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder (113-103).
