LeBron James recovers from injury and leads the Los Angeles Lakers to victory over the Phoenix Suns

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LeBron James He scored 32 points and shook off a leg injury to lead the team Los Angeles Lakers To win 122-119 over Phoenix Suns on Friday in the NBA In-Season Championship, snapping a three-game losing streak.

The Suns led for most of the game until the fourth quarter, when the Lakers pulled themselves back into the contest to set up the final game.

Anthony Davis clinched the game after making two free throws to open up Los Angeles’ six-point lead with one second remaining.

“I think this is the first time we’ve finally gotten over the hump as far as this road trip,” James said afterward, according to ESPN.

“We came from behind in a lot of our games and couldn’t take the lead in some of the later games we lost. So that was a good feeling.”

After a collision with Durant in the first quarter, James received treatment for a leg injury on the bench but was able to continue playing after a few moments of limping.

In addition to his 32 points, James added six assists and 11 rebounds, while D’Angelo Russell contributed 19 points and nine assists.

Durant’s heroic 38 points for the Suns were ultimately not enough to prevent the Lakers from earning their first road win of the season.

Elsewhere, Luka Doncic added another accolade to his growing collection as he became the third player in NBA history, after Michael Jordan and James, to score more than 40 points in 30 different games at the age of 25.

He contributed 44 points, six rebounds and six assists to lead the Dallas Mavericks to victory over the Los Angeles Clippers 144-125.

Against the Clippers, Donjic is now averaging 32.9 points per game — the highest average any player has had against any team in their conference since 1976.

“I didn’t know that. I mean, that’s cool,” he said modestly afterward, according to the Mavs’ website.

Meanwhile, Victor Wembanyama finished with 29 points, nine rebounds and four blocks but the San Antonio Spurs suffered a 117-110 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.