Cavaliers top Lakers in final LeBron-Kobe matchup

LeBron James scored 24 points while sharing a court with Kobe Bryant for the final time, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 120-108 victory over the Lakers in Los Angeles on Thursday night.

Bryant had 26 points on 11-for-16 shooting in an entertaining farewell duel between two of the greatest players in NBA history.

Bryant, who will retire after the season, ignored his constantly sore right shoulder to make sure he didn’t miss his 22nd meeting with James on an NBA court, albeit not in the playoffs.

After starting the night with a pregame chat and hug, Bryant and James both had vintage individual moments in the final edition of this friendly rivalry.

The U.S. national-team teammates are the No. 3 and No. 13 scorers in NBA history, with 30 combined All-Star selections and seven championship rings.

Sacramento suspended All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins for Friday’s home game against Orlando for “conduct detrimental to the team.”

The Kings offered no details, but video from Sacramento’s 120-111 home loss to Cleveland on Wednesday showed Cousins sitting on the bench and in the huddle yelling and heatedly gesturing with his arm at head coach George Karl.

Memphis guard Mario Chalmers will miss the rest of the season after rupturing his right Achilles tendon, and the Grizzlies waived him to clear a much-needed spot on the roster.