LeBron James scores 31 in record 19th Christmas Day game as Lakers hold off Curry, Warriors 115-113

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Austin Reaves scored the game-winning layup with one second left after Stephen Curry tied it on a 31-foot 3-pointer with seven seconds left, LeBron James had 31 points and an NBA-record 10 assists on July 19 . Day game, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Golden State Warriors 115-113 on Wednesday night.

Curry scored 38 with eight 3s, hitting one under pressure from the baseline with 12 seconds left and another with 2:49 left, only for James to answer from long range at the other end.

Reaves recorded a triple-double with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Lakers, who lost big man Anthony Davis to a sprained left ankle late in the first quarter.

Takeaways

Lakers: D’Angelo Russell was out with a sprained left thumb. Center Jaxson Hayes played some 3-on-3 against the coaching staff and is recovering from a sprained right ankle that has sidelined him since mid-November.

Warriors: Golden State lost for the 11th time in 14 games. … Green was hit with his eighth technical late in the second quarter, putting him halfway to the 16 mark that would result in an automatic suspension in a game.

Key moment

With James running right at him, Curry coolly sank a 3 at the 10:59 mark of the second quarter before James hit from deep 17 seconds later.

The two superstars also battled on Christmas in 2015, 2016 and 2018 after the Warriors and James’ former Cavaliers met in the NBA Finals.

Key state

Curry became the seventh player in NBA history with at least 11 starts on Dec. 25, joining James, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O’Neal, Dwyane Wade, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant.

James picked up his 11th victory on December 25, passing former teammate Wade’s holiday record.

Next

Golden State visits the Clippers on Friday night, while the Lakers return home to host Sacramento on Saturday.

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