LeBron James posted 28 points (on 11/22 shooting), grabbed nine boards, and handed out 12 assists in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 113-110 victory over the Miami Heat on Friday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Lakers, who extended their road win streak to 13 games, improved to 23-3, whereas the Heat dropped to 18-7.
After the game, LeBron talked on his play in the first half and the second one:
“My teammates got on my ass. They told me you’re playing too passive, thinking about the game way too much instead of read and reacting and doing what you do. … [Davis] got on me, Boogie Cousins got on me and they told me to just be me. So I was like, ‘Thank god we have two halves in a basketball game,’ where I can flush the first one, and then come back and try to help us win,” James told ESPN’s Israel Gutierrez.
“Well, we were down today because of me. I was reckless. … In the second half, I got back to myself. Playing my game and we all fed off of JaVale [McGee]. Especially in that third quarter, he was blocking everything at the rim. AD got it going. Danny [Green] got it going, [Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, too], and I wanted to fill in and just try to help us close that gap, and we did that,” James said, per Dave McMenamin of ESPN.
James’ highlights:
