The Cleveland Cavaliers play the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. Tipoff is at 10:30 p.m. ET. Watch the live stream below.
Prior to Thursday night, Cavaliers superstar LeBron James was in a position he hasn't been in since a rookie: being under-500 in January. James, though, helped to change that Thursday with a 109-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, pushing Cleveland to a 20-20 record. In his second game back from his back and knee injury, James snapped the Cavaliers' six-game skid by putting up 36 points.
The win helped, but after the game James seemed more excited about being able to play another game against Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, who appears likely to retire after next season.
"It's always fun and a pleasure," James said, via ESPN. "There are two big competitors, and to be on the same court as him, who I looked up to when I was a child, growing up and seeing him go from high school straight into the NBA, you know, it's fun. It's great. I hated him being out of the league because of the injury, but it's fun having him back. ...
"You don't take that for granted, for sure. You don't have many guys that come through this sport like Kobe."
The Clippers, meanwhile, have also had a somewhat uneven month but still own a winning record. Doc Rivers's team is 26-13, winning three of their last five games. Their latest victory came on Wednesday in a 100-94 win against the Portland Trail Blazers, who could meet the Clippers again in the postseason.
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