LOS ANGELES -- In mid-December of last season, after Anthony Davis suffered a left knee injury that would sideline him for more than a month, LeBron James immediately upped his scoring average to try to make up for the big man's absence. James reeled off seven straight games of 30-plus points, and topped 30 in 11 out of 12 games overall, to steady the Los Angeles Lakers.
Davis is doing his best to return the favor this season.
With James sidelined for a fourth straight game Sunday with a strained left groin, Davis scored 30 for the third straight time in L.