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By InsideHoops.comUpdated Monday, December 8, 2025 at 2 a.m. ET
A game after he failed to reach 10 points for the first time in 17 years, LeBron James turned back the clock to score 10 straight points in the fourth quarter alone to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 112-108 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. "At 40 years old, I mean, it just takes a while for my body to kind of get back into a rhythm," James said. "And so it felt good tonight to kind of feel like myself a little bit." In Toronto on Thursday, he looked every bit of those 40 years, missing 13 of the 17 shots he took as his record streak of 1,297 games in double-digit scoring was snapped -- albeit in poetic fashion with James finding Rui Hachimura with a game-winning assist at the buzzer. Against Philadelphia, he looked like his old self, scoring a season-high 29 points while shooting 12-for-17 from the floor, with seven rebounds, six assists and a steal to thwart the Sixers' final offensive possession for the finishing touch. - ESPN.com
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 in three quarters, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Dallas Mavericks 132-111 on Friday night to claim their 14th straight win. Gilgeous-Alexander made 10 of 12 field goals and 11 of 12 free throws to help the Thunder improve to 22-1 overall. He scored at least 20 points for the 95th straight game, the second-longest streak in league history behind Wilt Chamberlain's 126 straight from 1961 to 1963. Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said Gilgeous-Alexander's lethal efficiency on offense is a reflection of his steady improvement over eight seasons in the NBA. - ESPN.com
Rockets star Kevin Durant drilled a 10-foot jumper with 6:15 remaining in the first quarter Friday night against the Phoenix Suns to become the eighth player in NBA history to reach 31,000 career points. Entering the matchup against his former team, Durant needed four points to hit the milestone. He got there with a pair of free throws and a midrange jumper on his third attempt of the night. Durant finished with 28 points in the Rockets' 117-98 win, bringing his career total to 31,024, good for No. 8 on the all-time scoring list. "It's incredible," Rockets coach Ime Udoka said. "I played against him his rookie year and a few times after that and remember him coming in and guys trying to guard the same way [they do] now, being physical with him, take him off the ball. He's learned to adapt, to adjust. To be able to do this with the longevity at this high level efficiency-wise as well, it's an incredible career [and] a long way to go." - ESPN.com
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