LeBron James, Lakers mount 27-...

On Sunday afternoon, LeBron James tied a career high by turning a blowout into a dramatic triumph over the Dallas Mavericks.

On Sunday, James and the Los Angeles Lakers recovered from a 27-point deficit to defeat the Dallas Mavericks 111-108 at the American Airlines Center, matching the biggest comeback win in James' career. It was also the greatest comeback win in the NBA this season, and the largest comeback win for the Lakers since 2002, when they recovered from 30 points down to defeat the Mavericks. Until Sunday, NBA teams were 138-0 when leading by 27 points or more.

After restricting the Lakers to only 16 points in the first quarter, the Mavericks built a staggering 48-21 lead towards the midway point of the second quarter. At that moment, the Lakers had missed their first 15 shots from behind the arc and appeared to be out of it. Yet, the Lakers gradually chipped away and shut off Mavericks players Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving in the second half. Doncic scored 14 of his 26 points in the opening quarter, while Irving scored only four of his 21 points in the fourth.

Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 30 points and 15 rebounds, and in the waning minutes, he slammed down a tremendous put-back dunk that powered the Lakers to the three-point victory.

LeBron James limps out of arena with foot injury

The Lakers got the win, but it may have come at a price. James injured his right foot in the third quarter quarter, and was seen holding his ankle on the court and saying, "I heard a pop." He insisted after that he never thought about sitting the rest of the way. He didn't get into too much detail after, other than saying he "has been better." James was spotted limping out of the arena, too.

“He’s good,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said, via the OC Register’s Kyle Goon. “Our medical people are looking at him right now, and we’ll get a reevaluation in the morning.”

The Lakers have two games left in their three-game road trip. They'll take on the Memphis Grizzlies next on Tuesday before wrapping up with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.