Jarrett Allen had a season-high 27 points and 14 rebounds to help the Cleveland Cavaliers secure their eighth straight win, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 122-110 on Tuesday.
Donovan Mitchell contributed 26 points for the Cavaliers, who were playing the second game of a back-to-back.
Cleveland came out strong, building a 15-point lead halfway through the first quarter. The Lakers briefly took the lead in the second quarter, but Cleveland controlled most of the game.
Allen made 12 of 14 shots, leading the Cavaliers’ inside scoring. Mitchell helped from beyond the arc, hitting 6 of 13 three-pointers, as the team finished 39.1 percent (18 of 46) from long range.
Max Strus scored 15 points off the bench, including 3 three-pointers in a key stretch in the third quarter. His shooting, along with another three-pointer from Darius Garland, helped spark a 12-2 run for Cleveland.
Later, a 17-2 run, starting in the third quarter and continuing into the fourth, pushed the Cavaliers’ lead to as much as 16 points. Mitchell hit half of his six three-pointers during this run, and Georges Niang contributed with two three-pointers off the bench, finishing with nine points. Evan Mobley added 20 points and six rebounds.
For the Lakers, Austin Reaves matched his career-high with 35 points and added 10 assists and nine rebounds. Anthony Davis also had a strong game, scoring 28 points, grabbing 13 rebounds, and blocking two shots. LeBron James scored 23 points and provided seven assists, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Cleveland.
Reaves, Davis, and James were the only Lakers in double figures. Shake Milton and Dorian Finney-Smith, who made their Lakers debuts after being traded from Brooklyn, contributed six and two points off the bench, respectively.
