LeBron James still trying to get back to 100 percent after ankle injury

The Los Angeles Lakers won Game 3 of their first-round series against the Phoenix Suns 109-95 to take a 2-1 series lead. 

After putting together his best game of the series thus far, James admitted that his ankle still isn't 100%.

"Obviously, it's been a rough year on me as far as physically with my ankle and dealing with that and still trying to get it where it was before the injury," James said, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin. "But every day is a step forward, and I'm going to continue to put the work into with my treatment around the clock, getting it to where it was before the injury."

The 36-year-old notched 21 points, six rebounds and nine assists in 38 minutes on Thursday night.

James missed nearly two months during the regular season after spraining his ankle. When he returned to the lineup in May, the four-time NBA champion admitted that his ankle probably wouldn't ever get back to 100%.

James will play an important role as the Lakers look to take a commanding 3-1 series lead on Sunday. L.A. should be able to get the job done if his ankle is feeling good.