Bryant played just 35 minutes, sat most of the second half with the flu, and finished with 19 points. James shot a dismal 5 of 20 and finished with 16 points. Every time LeBron drove to the hoop and shot, the ball bounced off the basket as if there was a lid on the rim.
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Lamar Odom picked up the slack for L.A. and finished with a season high 28 points and 17 rebounds. Every rebound seemed to go right to Odom in the fourth quarter. It did not matter if Anderson Varejao, Wally Szczerbiak, Ben Wallace, or even J.J. Hickson guarded Odom, because he dominated the Cavaliers.
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What was more impressive was the Lakers swept the season series against Cleveland and beat them without their young starting center Andrew Bynum. Before Bynum tore a knee ligament a week ago, he started to become more consistent and averaging nearly 20 points a game. However, the Lakers still did not need him yesterday in Cleveland.
The Cavs home win streak ending at 23 was fitting, because number 23 (LeBron James) had his worst game of the year. "I missed a lot of easy shots that I usually make," James said after the game.
What the Cavs now need to do is regroup and put this game behind them. They travel to Indy tomorrow to face the Pacers. The Pacers may be 12 games below .500, but the Cavs should not take them lightly. A loss to them would not be the end, but would look as if Cleveland still had the Lakers loss on their mind.
You can bet Cavs Head Coach Mike Brown will not let that happen.
~Sabol
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