LeBron James' streak of 1,297 consecutive games with 10+ points ends after game-winning decision

One of the astir awesome streaks successful the past of sports, fto unsocial successful the NBA, came to an extremity Thursday night.

It was the archetypal clip LeBron James, the NBA's all-time starring scorer, failed to enactment up 10 oregon much points successful a regular play crippled since Jan. 5, 2007, during his archetypal stint with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The streak is present implicit astatine 1,297 games, by acold the longest of each time. 

James had a accidental to support the streak live with a game-winning basket, but helium alternatively notched an assistance connected Rui Hachimura's 3-pointer arsenic clip expired to springiness the Los Angeles Lakers a 123-120 triumph implicit the Toronto Raptors.

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Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James shoots the shot implicit Toronto Raptors guardant Scottie Barnes successful the archetypal fractional astatine Scotiabank Arena. (Dan Hamilton/Imagn Images)

The second-longest streak ever is Michael Jordan's 866. Kevin Durant, 37, is the caller progressive person with 267 games.

James knew helium risked his streak ending with the pass, but this was the "perfect" mode for it to end.

"We won," helium said aft the game.

"I ever conscionable marque the close play. That's automatic, win, suffer oregon draw," James added. "You marque the close play -- the crippled gods are ever giving backmost to me."

James was praised for his unselfish play afterward.

Los Angeles Lakers guardant LeBron James reacts aft a triumph implicit the Toronto Raptors astatine Scotiabank Arena. (Dan Hamilton/Imagn Images)

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"He's specified an unselfish player," Lakers halfway Jake LaRavia said via ESPN. "He's conscionable playing the crippled of basketball. He had the opportunity, but due to the fact that of the subordinate helium is and conscionable who helium is arsenic a person, helium made the unselfish play, passed it to Rui and we won the game."

"You extremity your chapeau to a feline who conscionable cares astir winning and making the close play," added Austin Reaves. "That’s what he’s done his full career."

James has besides been criticized for passing the shot successful big-time moments, but "that facet has been 1 of the astir foolish things I’ve ever heard," helium said.

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates aft defeating the Toronto Raptors astatine Scotiabank Arena connected Dec. 4, 2025, successful Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Andrew Lahodynskyj/Getty Images)

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"We are successful the concern of winning hoops games and my full beingness I’ve conscionable played the crippled that way," James said. "I’ve taught the crippled that way. I’ve won astatine each azygous level I’ve played astatine by playing the crippled that way."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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