Austin Reaves drove for a go-ahead layup with one second left to cap a triple-double, LeBron James added to his Christmas Day lore with 31 factors, and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame an damage to Anthony Davis to outlast the Golden State Warriors 115-113 on Wednesday evening in San Francisco.
Regardless of shedding Davis for good to a twisted left ankle within the eighth minute of the sport, the Lakers held the higher hand for nearly the whole closing three quarters, resulting in a fourth win in 5 video games.
The Lakers led 109-100 with 1:30 to go earlier than Stephen Curry practically stole the present. The Warriors star scored eight factors in a 13-4 run, burying a pair of unbelievable 3-pointers within the closing 12.2 seconds, together with a game-tying 31-footer with 7.6 seconds left.
Reaves wound up with 26 factors, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, and James had 10 assists, too. Curry logged a game-high 38 factors, a majority of which got here on eight 3-pointers, tying the NBA report for a Christmas recreation.
Timberwolves 105, Mavericks 99
Anthony Edwards scored 26 factors, and visiting Minnesota beat Dallas, which performed the second half with out star Luka Doncic after he sustained a left calf pressure late within the second quarter.
Doncic suffered the non-contact damage with 2:31 left within the second quarter and went straight to the locker room. The guard had 14 factors in 16 minutes for the Mavericks, who had been trailing 51-38 on the time of his damage.
Dallas fell behind by as many as 28 within the third quarter earlier than mounting a comeback within the closing interval. The Mavericks minimize the deficit to 101-99 on Klay Thompson’s 3-pointer with 1:05 remaining. Kyrie Irving scored 15 of his 39 factors within the fourth quarter however missed a 3-pointer that may have given Dallas the lead with 37 seconds left, and Edwards scored on the following possession to present the Wolves a four-point lead.
76ers 118, Celtics 114
Tyrese Maxey collected 33 factors and 12 assists to steer Philadelphia to a victory at Boston. The 76ers obtained 27 factors and 9 rebounds from Joel Embiid and 23 factors from Caleb Martin, who made 7 of 9 3-point makes an attempt.
The Celtics, who trailed by 15 within the fourth quarter, trimmed their deficit to 116-114 with 4.9 seconds to play, however Embiid made two free throws to place the 76ers up by 4 with 2.8 seconds left. Philadelphia has gained six of its previous eight video games.
Jayson Tatum led Boston in factors (32) and rebounds (15). Jaylen Brown added 23 factors and 7 rebounds, however the Celtics misplaced a second recreation in a row for the primary time this season.
Knicks 117, Spurs 114
Mikal Bridges outdueled Victor Wembanyama by scoring 15 factors within the fourth quarter to steer host New York to a comeback win over San Antonio.
Bridges and Wembanyama mixed to attain 26 factors in a fast-paced fourth quarter wherein the groups mixed for 60 factors whereas taking pictures a collective 54.8 per cent (23-for-42). Bridges completed with a season-high 41 factors — the second-most by a Knicks participant on Christmas Day behind Bernard King’s 60-point effort in 1984. Wembanyama had 42 factors, 18 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks in his Christmas Day debut.
Miles McBride hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2:43 left to present the Knicks the lead for good because the hosts gained their season-high fifth in a row and improved to 15-4 since Nov. 15. Jeremy Sochan had 21 factors and 9 rebounds for the Spurs.