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

12/25/2024 03:01 PM

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Austin Reaves scored the winning layup with one second left after Stephen Curry tied it on a 31-foot three-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 threes, 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.