The final seconds ticked away, with the Los Angeles Lakers needing a 3-pointer to send the game into overtime. They never got a shot off.
LeBron James won his personal matchup with Kobe Bryant in a duel of the NBA's top 2 leading scorers, pouring in 14 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles 98-95 Sunday afternoon in the Staples Center, for their fifth straight win over the Lakers.
And on that final defense stand, the Cavs played tremendous switch defense, and did not allow a shot off in the final seconds. "That's really what you want. You want to not allow Kobe to get a clean look from the start of the play, make those guys make a couple passes, which we did, and not let them get a clean look,'' said Cleveland's Larry Hughes afterward
Kobe Bryant scored nine of his 33 points in the final period, and also had 12 rebounds and six assists, but it wouldn't be enough to keep the Lakers from losing their third straight to match their longest losing streak of the season.. "Nobody wanted to shoot it.''
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