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27 Sports Tuesday, November 20, 2018 LeBron James, Lakers hammer Heat as surging Magic sink slumping Knicks Marc Gasol-led Grizzlies dispatch Timberwolves MIAMI: LeBron James scored a season-high 51 points NBA results/standings as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the host Miami Heat 113-97 on Sunday night. James, who won four Miami 97, LA Lakers 113; Orlando 131, New York 117; Eastern Conference titles and two NBA championships Washington 109, Portland 119; San Antonio 104, Golden State in four years with Miami, made 19 of 31 shots from the 92; Minnesota 87, Memphis 100. floor, including 6 of 8 3-point attempts. He added eight rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block while Eastern Conference making 7 of 10 free throws. He set the record for most points scored by a Lakers player against Miami. In W L PCT GB addition, the Lakers were plus-20 during James’ 38 Toronto 13 4 0.765 - minutes on the court. James had 19 points in the first Milwaukee 11 4 0.733 1 quarter, 28 points at halftime and 42 through three Indiana 10 6 0.625 2.5 quarters. Wayne Ellington led Miami with 19 points, and Philadelphia 11 7 0.611 2.5 Josh Richardson and Tyler Johnson added 17 points Boston 9 7 0.563 3.5 each. However, Richardson was upset with the officiat- Detroit 7 6 0.538 4 ing and was ejected from the game in the fourth quarter Orlando 9 8 0.529 4 after throwing one of his sneakers into the crowd.
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