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Sanjesh Singh

Lakers player grades: LeBron James drops 33 points to beat Nets as Anthony Davis returns

The Los Angeles Lakers moved to .500 again after taking care of the Brooklyn Nets on the road, 106-96.

Anthony Davis returned to the lineup for the first time since Dec. 17 and left his fingerprints all over the first quarter. Three of his four blocks came in that quarter.

Los Angeles controlled most of this game and that was due to the fastbreak points. The Lakers won that battle, 27-9, thanks to 12 steals and nine blocks.

LeBron James had two dunks in the fourth quarter off of back-to-back steals that essentially iced this game. He had 33 points, which tied James Harden’s output for the most in the contest.

Here is how the Lakers, now 24-24 on the season, graded individually after a solid win:

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