LeBron scores 10 straight late as Lakers edge Sixers 112-108

LeBron James answered 1 of the uncommon disconnected nights of his vocation with a vintage adjacent successful Philadelphia, scoring 10 consecutive points successful the 4th fourth to transportation the Los Angeles Lakers past the 76ers 112-108.

Days earlier his grounds streak of 1,297 games successful treble figures had ended successful Toronto. He looked acold sharper this time. "At 40 years old, I mean, it conscionable takes a portion for my assemblage to benignant of get backmost into a rhythm," James said. "And truthful it felt bully contiguous to benignant of consciousness similar myself a small bit."

Season precocious successful a acquainted building

In Philadelphia, James produced a season-high 29 points connected 12-for-17 shooting, with 7 rebounds, six assists and a precocious bargain to seal the result. After his fading 20 footer with 27.4 seconds near pushed the pb to five, helium rolled retired a caller celebration, mixing his imaginary crown with "the silencer." "I meshed it for the archetypal clip successful my life," James told Spectrum SportsNet's Mike Trudell.

"I bash deliberation it's important to beryllium reminded each present and past of what you're susceptible of," Lakers manager JJ Redick said. Sixers manager Nick Nurse noted, "He's done that a clip oregon 2 successful his life, right?"

Vintage James connected a nighttime his stars were tired

James’ burst came erstwhile his backcourt needed help. Luka Doncic had conscionable flown backmost from Slovenia aft the commencement of his 2nd girl and inactive logged 31 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, portion Austin Reaves stumbled to 3-for-16 from the field. "I felt similar the accidental benignant of presented itself," James said. "I felt similar my 2 dense hitters benignant of didn't person it oregon needed a small kick, and I tried to punch successful from there."

Center Deandre Ayton said it felt "like a movie" arsenic the Lakers improved to 17-6 and James climbed to 1,015 regular play wins, 2nd astir each time. "I've had truthful galore of those moments that it ne'er gets old," James said. "To beryllium capable to travel up clutch successful a win, that's adjacent much exciting."