The Los Angeles Lakers showed no empathy for the Cleveland Cavaliers as they sent the Cavs to their 11th straight loss on Tuesday night with an appalling 112-57 score during their best defensive performance within the shot clock area.

Lakers’ Ron Artest and Andrew Bynum both scored 15 points while Pau Gasol made 13 points and 14 rebounds. Shannon Brown, Kobe Bryant and Lamar Odom also made 13 points for the team that gave them 32 points ahead of the Cavaliers at halftime and on their way to winning their fifth game in a row.

Cavaliers’ reserves Alonzo Gee scored 12 points and Ramon Sessions with 10 points. Cleveland’s total points were the lowest ever made by a Lakers opponent. Their 30 percent shot was outscored by 52-38 and the team committed 19 turnovers as they lost for the 21st time in their 22 games so far this season.

The Cavs tumbled 8-30 overall, 3-18 on the game road trip and 1-5 against the Western Conference.

Brown ended the third quarter with a 3-point shot from just inside the half court. This gave the Los Angeles a 92-41 lead. That was the first time an NBA team has led that much after the third quarter since November 8, 2001 when Chicago was ahead of Minnesota.

The Cavaliers went from being a permanent playoff team to a team struggling with injuries and mounting losses since LeBron James left them during the offseason. After James left, he seems to be taking delight in his previous team’s humiliating performance.

The Cavs played without their starting center Anderson Varejao, who had torn his right ankle in routine conditioning drill. Other players missing were Joey Graham with a right quad strain, Daniel Gibson with a left ankle sprain, Leon Powe with right torn meniscus and Anthony Parker with lower back strain.