Lebron James went on a scoring tear in the fourth quarter, getting 21 of his 46 points with a variety of dazzling shots and plays only he seems to make, leading Los Angeles to a 115-108 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night.

The  Lakers’ family will have painful memories awakened by the loss of Bryant, whose passing shook their organization, the NBA and sports world. The 41-year-old Bryant died while traveling with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, from one of her basketball games.

Knowing that Bryant’s anniversary will be emotional for everyone, Lakers coach Frank Vogel is giving his players the day off to allow them to better manage their grief and honor their late teammate Bryant “how they see fit.”

James’ first game in Ohio in more than two years couldn’t have gone much better.

“Home cooking,” said James, who got a meal made by his mom, Gloria. “It felt good to be back in my haven.”

Anthony Davis added 17 points as the defending NBA champions improved to 10-0 away from home. The win for Los Angeles came on the eve of the one-year anniversary of Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s tragic death in a helicopter crash.

James’ outburst in the fourth was reminiscent of something Bryant might do as well, and it was fueled by him wanting to shut up a member of Cleveland’s front office group sitting in the socially-distanced front row across from the Cavs’ bench.

When James was short with a 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter, the unidentified Cavs executive celebrated.

“I felt he was a little too excited about seeing me miss,” James said playfully. “I knew I had another quarter and the fourth quarter is my favorite. It’s a good thing for him I only come here once.”

Over the final 12 minutes, James made 9 of 10 shots, posing to hold his form after draining a 34-foot 3-pointer just before the 24-second clock expired to put the Lakers ahead 103-98.

James followed that with a step-back 3 and then drained a fadeaway turn-around jumper in the corner before shaking his head at Cleveland’ bench.

“When he’s playing like that, it’s fun to watch,” Davis said. “When he had what 19, 17 in the first? It’s over. ... He wasn’t missing. He was everywhere on the floor.”

Andre Drummond scored 25 and added 17 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who were blown out by 38 on Sunday in Boston. Cedi Osman added 20 points and Collin Sexton 17 for the Cavs. APNEWS