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Philippine Star
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines — LeBron James exploded for a season-high 43 points to lead the struggling Los Angeles Lakers past the Portland Trailblazers, 139-106, at the Crypto.com Arena in California on Friday (Saturday, Manila time). After going 1-5 in their last six games, the Lakers took the statement win over the Trailblazers in dominating fashion. The Lakers never trailed and led by as big as 35 points in the lopsided match up. James paced the Lakers with his 43 points and 14 rebounds in less than 30 minutes of play. Six other Lakers finished in twin-digit scoring with Malik Monk leading the sup…