SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Austin Reaves scored the game-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 19th Christmas Day game, an NBA record, and Los Angeles Lakers held off the Golden State Warriors 115-113 on Wednesday night.
Curry made it 38 with eight 3s, hitting one under pressure from the baseline with 12 seconds left and another with 2:49 remaining only for James to answer from long range on 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.
With James running straight at him, Curry calmly made a 3 at 10:59 of the second quarter before James hit from deep 17 seconds later.
The two superstars also fought on Christmas in 2015, 2016 and 2018 after the Warriors and James’ former Cavaliers faced each other in the NBA Finals.
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 earned his 11th victory on December 25, surpassing his former teammate Wade’s holiday record.
