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All hail the King! (NBAE via Getty Images/David Liam Kyle)

Beast of the Night: LeBron James put on a show for the Lakers with 37 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and hit a three in the process. He shot 52 percent (13-25) from the field, 77 percent (10-13) from the line and had 4 turnovers.

Notable lines:
Kobe Bryant – 12-31 FG (39%), 5-8 FT (63%), 2 3ptm, 31 Pts, 2 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 TO

Andrew Bynum – 3-5 FG (60%), 1-2 FT (50%), 7 Pts, 8 Reb, 1 Ast, 2 Blk, 1 TO

Baron Davis – 2-13 FG (15%), 4-4 FT (100%), 8 Pts, 3 Reb, 9 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 TO

Kenyon Martin – 5-11 FG (46%), 1-2 FT (50%), 2 3ptm, 13 Pts, 14 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk, 3 TO

Carmelo Anthony – 7-18 FG (39%), 12-16 FT (75%), 2 3ptm, 28 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl, 1 Blk, 3 TO

Chauncey Billups – 5-9 FG (56%), 6-6 FT (100%), 4 3ptm, 20 Pts, 3 Reb, 6 Ast, 3 TO

Waiver wire watch:
J.J. Hickson, Delonte West, Craig Smith, Ty Lawson

Injuries:
Mo Williams (shoulder): out four to six weeks

Eric Gordon (toe): day-to-day

Joe Johnson (foot): sat out practice Thursday, check his status

Josh Smith (thigh): ditto

Ben Gordon (groin): game-time decision tonight

Tayshaun Prince (knee): ditto

Will Bynum (ankle): out again tonight

Brandon Roy (hamstring): likely out for at least two games

Kevin Garnett (knee): should return tonight

Tyler Hansbrough (ear infection): out again tonight

Who to watch tonight:
Kobe Bryant

For next week:
4 games: ATL, BOS, CHA, CLE, DEN, GS, HOU, IND, LAC, LAL, MEM, MIA, MIN, NO, NY, ORL, PHI, PHO, POR, SA
3 games: CHI, DAL, DET, MIL, NJ, OKC, SAC, TOR, UTA, WAS