LeBron James led his team to a matchup of two of the best players in the NBA. LeBron only scored 18, and grabbed 8 rebounds, but it was enough to beat Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers 99-90. Sasha Pavlovic was the late star for the Cavs as he scored 21 points. Kobe Bryant had 36 for the Lakers, along with Lamar Odom’s 11 points, 11 rebounds.

The Cavs will now face the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake on Wednesday.