LeBron James on Tristan Thompson and leadership

Lakers started off ir season-high, seven-game ro trip by winning three of four before Anthony Davis was sidelined with an injury.He returned just in time to help his team avoid a third straight defeat.

Davis h 27 points and 14 rebounds in his return to lineup and Los Angeles hung on to beat Boston Celtics 96-95 on Saturday night when Daniel is missed a follow shot at buzzer.LeBron James finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in first meeting of season between longtime rivals. Montrezl Harrell ded 16 points for Lakers, who lost in Detroit on Thursday when Davis rested a bruised right quriceps.

"For me, personally, it's getting back in attack mode," Davis said.

Being aggressive. Crashing offensive glass. Being in paint. All those s of things. Everything that I did tonight.

Lakers coach Frank Vogel said energy was completely different with Davis back on floor.

He's built up. He's getting into that mode right w. He's starting to pick it up. injury set him back a little bit. ... But we want him to be assertive. And when he's assertive on both sides of ball, we're very difficult to beat.