CLEVELAND -- The arena's name might have changed, the locker room in which he slipped on his uniform might have been down the hall and the signature headband look might have been replaced by a now easily identifiable graying beard, but LeBron James was playing basketball in Cleveland on Saturday night and winning.
Same as it ever was.
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the hometown Cavaliers 121-115 to improve to 10-7 on the season.
While it wasn't quite a vintage James performance -- he scored 22 points on 8-for-23 shooting, including 1-of-9 from 3 -- he sealed the victory with two consecutive scores with under two minutes to go in the fourth, getting a layup and a dunk to push L.