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Round 4 of the Cage Match Goes to … the Lakers

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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers caught fingers in his eye and elbows in his chest, and that was before his teammate Alex Caruso banged into his legs, both players tumbling like bowling pins. LeBron James made a layup after a fender-bender of his own, then flexed his biceps while flat on his back.

And pity the poor basketball, an innocent bystander that Rajon Rondo spiked off the court at halftime as the Lakers found themselves in another tussle with the Miami Heat.

As the longest, craziest and most challenging season in league history shifts toward a merciful conclusion, the bubble at Walt Disney World has morphed into a cage match for the N.