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LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots over Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors during the second half at Chase Center on December 25, 2024 in San Francisco, California. Henderson/Getty Images/AFP

SAN FRANCISCO — Austin Reaves scored the winning layup with one second left after Steph 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.

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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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Takeaways

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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