NBA Christmas 2024: Reaves’ winner lifts Lakers over Warriors in holiday classic | NBA

Austin Reaves scored the winning layup with one second left after Stephen Curry tied it on a 31-foot three-pointer with seven seconds left, LeBron James had 31 points and 10 assists in his NBA-record Christmas Day 19th game, and the Los Angeles Lakers held off the Golden State Warriors 115-113 on Wednesday night.

Curry scored 38 with eight threes, 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.

San Antonio Spurs 114-117 New York Knicks

Mikal Bridges scored a season-high 41 points and the New York Knicks overcame 42 from Victor Wembanyama in a monster Christmas debut to edge the San Antonio Spurs 117-114 on Wednesday.

Wembanyama set the Spurs’ record for points on the holiday, adding 18 rebounds, four assists and four blocked shots. The reigning Western Conference Player of the Week made six three-pointers.

But Bridges shot 17 for 25 from the field, 6 for 9 from behind the arc, to ensure the Knicks had just enough offense to win their fifth straight and improve to 20-10.

The Knicks’ Josh Hart, left, and the Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama battle for a rebound in the second half of Wednesday’s game in New York. Photo: Seth Wenig/AP

Karl-Anthony Towns added 21 points and nine rebounds and Jalen Brunson scored 20 points. Josh Hart finished with 12 points, 12 boards and six assists.

Jeremy Sochan had 21 points and nine rebounds for the Spurs.

Minnesota Timberwolves 105-99 Dallas Mavericks

Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 105-99 Christmas Day victory over Dallas after Mavericks superstar Luka Dončić left the game with a strained left calf.

A rematch of last season’s Western Conference finals won by Dallas fell flat when Dončić limped while making a play late in the second quarter on Wednesday. Then things got wild as the Mavs erased almost all of a 28-point deficit in the second half.

The five-time All-Star never made it back to the defensive end and limped off the field after Dallas called timeout. It was Dončić’s second game back after missing two with a left heel contusion.

Kyrie Irving scored 39 points but missed a three-pointer that would have put the Mavs ahead in the final minute after they trailed by 28 late in the third quarter. Dončić scored 14 points.

Rudy Gobert had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Philadelphia 76ers 118-114 Boston Celtics

Joel Embiid emerged from a pregame slump to score 27 points with nine rebounds, making 4 of 5 from three-point range and sinking a pair of free throws with three seconds left to turn back Boston’s final rally and lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 118 .-114 win Wednesday.

Tyrese Maxey had 33 points and 12 assists. He scored 13 in the fourth quarter, including a quick-trigger layup to open a seven-point lead with about a minute left after the Sixers inbounded the ball with 1.1 seconds on the clock. Caleb Martin scored 23 and hit 7 of 9 from three-point range.

Jayson Tatum scored 32 with 15 rebounds for Boston, Jaylen Brown scored 23 and Derrick White had 21. Boston wore red socks and leggings with their green jerseys for an extra dose of Christmas spirit.

Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis, who has missed all but nine games this season with injuries, did not return for the second half. The team said he had an ankle injury.

Denver Nuggets 100-110 Phoenix Suns

Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal each scored 27 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 110-100 on Wednesday night in the NBA Christmas nightcap.

The Nuggets blew out Phoenix 117-90 on Monday night in Denver, but the Suns struggled much more despite playing without Devin Booker (groin) and Grayson Allen (concussion protocol).

Phoenix led by seven after three quarters and extended it to 99-81 at the midpoint of the fourth quarter. The Suns pushed the lead to 15 and held off the Nuggets down the stretch to end a three-game losing streak.

Nikola Jokić had 25 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Nuggets. Michael Porter Jr added 22 and Russell Westbrook had 17.

Jamal Murray had 13 points, six rebounds and six assists after missing Monday’s game with a sprained ankle.