After further review, there is one way to shut out Anthony Davis.

The Lakers center left Tuesday’s game in Cleveland because of flu-like symptoms and the Lakers eventually lost to the Cavaliers, 116-102, after fading down the stretch.

Davis scored a total of 99 points in his previous two games but had only one point before leaving eight minutes into Tuesday’s action. He didn’t take a shot against the Cavaliers after battling a fever that afternoon.

“It got progressively worse as the day went on,” Lakers coach Darvin Ham said. “His temperature was 101 and some change. A.D. wanted to try to play but he felt too weak.”

It was unclear if Davis would be available for a quick turnaround Wednesday in Toronto. The Lakers’ next game after that is Friday in Philadelphia.

The Lakers (10-13) had been on a roll, winning eight of their last 10 before Tuesday, so it wasn’t overly surprising that the score was actually tied at 92-92 with a little more than eight minutes to play.

Then Donovan Mitchell happened.

The Cavaliers guard took over in crunch time with 17 points in the fourth quarter and finished with a season-high 43.

If it seemed like déjà vu, it was. Mitchell hit the Lakers for 33 points in a 14-point Cavaliers win last month in Los Angeles.

Ham could only shrug. The unexpectedly short-handed Lakers held their ground as long as they could.

“I’m not upset. Our guys really competed,” he said.

No argument there. On the other hand, the Lakers fell to 4-7 on the road, a problem spot throughout the season that was seemingly eased with a statement victory in Milwaukee last Friday.

In a flashback to their early-season woes, the Lakers didn’t shoot well against Cleveland and made only six of 36 three-point shots (16.7%). Their starters made only four of 22, a tough reality to overcome in today’s NBA.

No doubt, it was hard to replace Anthony’s impact on offense.

“That’s a tall task,” LeBron James said after totaling 21 points and a season-high 17 rebounds. “When he went out, we had to kind of switch up our whole game plan.”

Cleveland (16-9) happily took advantage of the Lakers without Davis’ shot-blocking presence. Center Jarret Allen made his first 10 shots on the way to 24 points as Cleveland improved to 11-1 at home.

Lakers reserve guard Thomas Bryant was lively on offense with 17 points, but there wasn’t much else to celebrate for the losing team.

Bryant was “just a spark plug off the bench,” Ham said. “Gets us extra possessions off the offensive glass. Capable shooter from three-point range.”