Austin Reaves defends Lakers' victory over Warriors in LeBron James' record 19th game on Christmas Day

Austin Reaves hit 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 10 assists in his record 19th NBA Christmas Day game , and Los. The Angeles Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors 115-113 on Wednesday night.

Curry scored 38 with eight 3s, one under pressure from the baseline with 12 seconds left and another with 2:49 left 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.

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

Heroes: 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 have brought about an automatic one-game suspension.

Time is important

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

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

Key figures

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

James earned his 11th win on December 25, surpassing former teammate Wade’s holiday record.

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

It is reported by the Associated Press.

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