The Cleveland Cavaliers wouldn't allow an extended trip to Hollywood distract them from their task at hand.
LeBron James scored 27 points before sitting out the fourth quarter, and the visiting Cavaliers used a long ball barrage to crush the LA Clippers 114-90 on Sunday.
The Cavs returned to Staples Center and dominated the Clippers for their sixth win in seven games following Thursday's 12-point victory over the co-tenant Lakers.
"This is a business trip, we get the opportunity to be in a great city but at the end of the day we know the main focus was to continue the momentum," James said.
"So we came out and took care of business."
The Cavs tied a season best, hitting 18-of-37 three-pointers behind five apiece from streaky-shooting JR Smith and reserve Channing Frye, while James added three.
Matthew Dellavedova had seven points of the bench for the Cavs.
"We should have more pride at home," said Clippers centre DeAndre Jordan, after an 11-point, 11-rebound effort.
"We started the game great but there was no fight once they punched back."
Elsewhere: Atlanta Hawks 104, Indiana Pacers 75: Al Horford and Paul Millsap scored 18 points apiece, and the Hawks (38-29) went on a game-breaking 30-5 run in the final seven minutes of the third quarter, to soar past the visiting Pacers (35-21) for their fifth win in six games.
- Utah Jazz 108, Sacramento Kings 99: Derrick Favors had 28 points and 14 rebounds, Gordon Hayward netted 27 and the visiting Jazz (31-35) sent the sliding kidding Kings to a fifth straight loss. DeMarcus Cousins topped Sacramento (25-40), with 31 points and 10 rebounds after serving Friday's one-game team suspension.
- Milwaukee Bucks 109, Brooklyn Nets 100: "Greek Freak" Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds for his fourth career triple-double - all in the last 11 games - and the visiting Bucks (29-38) closed on a 25-9 run to clip the Nets for their third straight win. Brook Lopez scored 20 for the Nets (18-48), who lost a fourth consecutive game after committing 12 of their 21 turnovers resulting in 17 Bucks points in the pivotal 31-21 fourth quarter.
- New York Knicks 90, LA Lakers 87: Spaniard Jose Calderon nailed the game-winning three-pointer with two tenths of a second left, lifting the visiting Knicks over Lakers. Carmelo Anthony had 26 points with 12 rebounds while Calderon netted just nine, as New York (28-40), who moved to 2-2 on its six-game road trip. Lou Williams netted 15 points, and Kobe Bryant added 14 for the Lakers (14-53), who rallied from 16 down before their two-game win streak ended.
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