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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 winning layup with one second left after Stephen Curry tied it on a 31-foot 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining, LeBron James had 31 points and 10 assists playing in his NBA-record 19th Christmas 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 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.
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 progressing 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 bring an automatic one-game suspension.
With James running right at him, Curry coolly sunk 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 faced off 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 win on Dec. 25, passing former teammate Wade’s holiday record.
Golden State visits the Clippers on Friday night, while the Lakers return home to host Sacramento on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Anthony Davis vs. Trayce Jackson-Davis (Max Christie gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | LeBron James misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point cutting layup (Draymond Green assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:04 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point hook shot | 2-2 |
| 10:45 | | Andrew Wiggins misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point cutting layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 4-2 |
| 10:24 | | Draymond Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Anthony Davis misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Dennis Schroder defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point jump shot (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists) | 4-5 |
| 9:21 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis blocks Anthony Davis's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:15 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point driving dunk | ||
| 8:46 | | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Draymond Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Anthony Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:13 | | +3 | Dennis Schroder makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 4-8 |
| 7:59 | | Austin Reaves misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:47 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis turnover (lost ball) (Austin Reaves steals) | ||
| 7:43 | | Dennis Schroder personal foul (Rui Hachimura draws the foul) | ||
| 7:33 | | Rui Hachimura turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point layup (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists) | 4-10 |
| 7:00 | | Austin Reaves misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:56 | | Anthony Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Anthony Davis misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:55 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Draymond Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:46 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving dunk | 6-10 |
| 6:25 | | Stephen Curry misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:23 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 6:16 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point running jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 9-10 |
| 5:52 | | Stephen Curry turnover (bad pass) (Anthony Davis steals) | ||
| 5:48 | | Andrew Wiggins blocks Austin Reaves's two point running layup | ||
| 5:47 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:31 | | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 9-13 |
| 5:04 | | Austin Reaves misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point pullup jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 9-16 |
| 4:48 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:32 | | +2 | Cam Reddish makes two point floating jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 11-16 |
| 4:14 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point cutting layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 11-18 |
| 4:04 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point driving finger roll layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 13-18 |
| 3:57 | | Buddy Hield misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:57 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 3:45 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point finger roll layup | 15-18 |
| 3:32 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point finger roll layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 15-20 |
| 3:22 | | Rui Hachimura misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Dalton Knecht offensive rebound | ||
| 3:12 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point pullup jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 15-23 |
| 2:48 | | +3 | Austin Reaves makes three point pullup jump shot | 18-23 |
| 2:26 | | Buddy Hield offensive foul (Cam Reddish draws the foul) | ||
| 2:26 | | Buddy Hield turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:01 | | +2 | LeBron James makes two point driving floating jump shot (Gabe Vincent assists) | 20-23 |
| 1:42 | | Dennis Schroder misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:39 | | Christian Koloko defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | LeBron James misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | Buddy Hield misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Christian Koloko defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | Dennis Schroder misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:49 | | Gabe Vincent defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | LeBron James misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:26 | | Christian Koloko offensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | +3 | Dalton Knecht makes three point jump shot (Cam Reddish assists) | 23-23 |
| 0:00 | | Dalton Knecht blocks Dennis Schroder's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point cutting dunk (Stephen Curry assists) | 23-25 |
| 11:26 | | Cam Reddish misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Draymond Green offensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 23-28 |
| 10:42 | | +3 | LeBron James makes three point jump shot (Dalton Knecht assists) | 26-28 |
| 10:23 | | Stephen Curry misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Draymond Green blocks LeBron James's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:07 | | Christian Koloko offensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | +2 | Christian Koloko makes two point turnaround hook shot | 28-28 |
| 9:52 | | Stephen Curry turnover (bad pass) (LeBron James steals) | ||
| 9:38 | | Gary Payton II shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-28 |
| 9:38 | | +1 | LeBron James makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-28 |
| 9:26 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving dunk | 30-30 |
| 9:25 | | Warriors delay of game violation | ||
| 9:07 | | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Max Christie defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point running layup (LeBron James assists) | 32-30 |
| 8:40 | | Stephen Curry misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Rui Hachimura defensive rebound | ||
| 8:29 | | +3 | Rui Hachimura makes three point jump shot (LeBron James assists) | 35-30 |
| 8:16 | | Draymond Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:15 | | Lakers defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | Draymond Green blocks Max Christie's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:03 | | Lakers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Draymond Green shooting foul (Dalton Knecht draws the foul) | ||
| 8:01 | | +1 | Dalton Knecht makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-30 |
| 8:01 | | +1 | Dalton Knecht makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-30 |
| 7:46 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | Dalton Knecht defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Draymond Green personal foul (Rui Hachimura draws the foul) | ||
| 7:24 | | Gabe Vincent misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:21 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Rui Hachimura personal foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul) | ||
| 7:03 | | Andrew Wiggins misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:01 | | Austin Reaves defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | +2 | Dalton Knecht makes two point driving layup (Austin Reaves assists) | 39-30 |
| 6:54 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:41 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point driving layup (Dennis Schroder assists) | 39-32 |
| 6:22 | | Dalton Knecht misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Dalton Knecht offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | +2 | Max Christie makes two point driving layup | 41-32 |
| 5:55 | | Brandin Podziemski misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point putback layup | 41-34 |
| 5:55 | | Rui Hachimura shooting foul (Trayce Jackson-Davis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:55 | | +1 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 41-35 |
| 5:37 | | Rui Hachimura misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Cam Reddish personal foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | Christian Koloko blocks Dennis Schroder's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:17 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis offensive rebound | ||
| 5:17 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point tip dunk | 41-37 |
| 5:02 | | Austin Reaves misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:59 | | Christian Koloko offensive rebound | ||
| 4:53 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis blocks Austin Reaves's two point layup | ||
| 4:50 | | Austin Reaves offensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | +3 | Max Christie makes three point jump shot (Austin Reaves assists) | 44-37 |
| 4:26 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:24 | | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point putback layup | ||
| 4:24 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Brandin Podziemski turnover (bad pass) (Cam Reddish steals) | ||
| 4:14 | | +2 | Austin Reaves makes two point driving bank jump shot (Cam Reddish assists) | 46-37 |
| 3:52 | | +3 | Brandin Podziemski makes three point jump shot (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists) | 46-40 |
| 3:50 | | Lakers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:35 | | Max Christie turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:20 | | Draymond Green turnover (bad pass) (Cam Reddish steals) | ||
| 3:06 | | Max Christie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point driving dunk | 46-42 |
| 2:41 | | Draymond Green personal foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | ||
| 2:39 | |