LeBron bounces back, nets season-high 29 in win

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• It was the same style uniform Philadelphia wore as its standard set when James entered the NBA in 2003. And after James made a fadeaway 20-footer with 27.4 seconds left to put the Lakers up by five points -- his fourth straight jump shot -- he paraded down the court in a building, Xfinity Mobile Arena, that has had four different title sponsors since he was drafted. That last jumper caused the Sixers to call a timeout and James combined a recent signature celebration -- pantomiming placing a crown on his head -- with a tried and true one, "the silencer" -- pounding his chest and then pushing both hands toward the court while taking exaggerated steps."I meshed it for the first time in my life," James told Spectrum SportsNet's Mike Trudell of the new-look celebration in the on-court walk-off interview. And James, playing in only his seventh game of the season after sitting out all of training camp, the preseason and the first 14 games of the regular season because of sciatica affecting his lower back and the lower right side of his body, meshed perfectly with L. A.'s star backcourt of Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves on a night the Lakers needed it. Doncic had just taken a transatlantic flight from Slovenia to Philadelphia to rejoin the team after a two-game absence to be with his fiancée, Anamaria Goltes, for the birth of their second daughter, Olivia. And Reaves, who came into the game averaging a career-best 29.3 points, endured a rare rough outing, going 3-for-16 from the field."I felt like the opportunity kind of presented itself," James said.
• "I felt like my two heavy hitters kind of didn't have it or needed a little kick, and I tried to punch in from there."The effort was appreciated."I mean, that was amazing," Doncic said.
• "That was vintage Bron.
• We're happy he was there to save us."Lakers center Deandre Ayton scored 14 points on 7-for-7 shooting with 12 rebounds and helped limit Philadelphia's Joel Embiid to just 4-for-21 shooting, but all he wanted to talk about afterward was James."It was like a movie," Ayton said.
• "Ever watch a movie?