NBA Christmas Day live scores, updates, highlights, analysis: Lakers win wild

NBA Christmas Day live scores, updates, highlights, analysis: Lakers win wild

The Lakers-Warriors wasn’t a particularly exciting game…until the final minutes

Austin Reaves drove past Draymond Green and hit a layup with a second left as the Lakers beat the Warriors 115-113 at Chase Center.

It was mostly back-and-forth, but the Lakers went on a 7-0 run to take a 104-94 lead with 3:27 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Steph Curry forced Golden State back with consecutive 3s, tying the game at 113, while the Lakers completely fell asleep on defense on the second 3 with 6.3 seconds left.

That set up the big moment for Reaves, who finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Lakers, who were 4.5-point underdogs at BetMGM.

Curry led the Warriors with 38 points and eight 3-pointers, while Andrew Wiggins added 21 points.

Freshman Dennis Schröder continued to struggle, shooting 3 of 10 from the floor for 11 points, but he had five assists and did some good things on defense.

LeBron James was quiet down the stretch, but he became the first player in NBA history to surpass the 500 career point mark on Christmas Day, finishing Wednesday night’s game with 31 points, 10 assists, 4 rebounds and 2 Steals ended.

The Boston Celtics had a rough day at the office on Christmas Day.

The Celtics recorded 12 turnovers compared to the 76ers’ six as Philadelphia won 118-114 at TD Garden

Despite outrebounding Philadelphia 51-39 and shooting 40.8% (20 of 49) from three, Boston only got to the free throw line 13 times, making eight, and struggled to contain Tyrese Maxey, who was 12-33 completed. of 23 shots and had 12 assists and three steals.

Joel Embiid had 27 points (8 of 15 shooting) and nine rebounds in 30 minutes, and Caleb Martin had 23 points on 8 of 11 shooting (7 of 9 from 3) for the 76ers, the 10.5-point underdogs at BetMGM .

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum combined for eight turnovers as the Celtics simply couldn’t find their rhythm and the dynamic duo didn’t make much of an impact for long stretches. The pair combined for 55 points, 22 rebounds and eight assists, but the contributions of Jrue Holiday, who was sidelined with a shoulder injury, were definitely missing.

The Celtics went on an 11-0 run over a two-minute period that cut the 76ers’ lead to 108-105 with 2:25 left after some sloppy play from Philadelphia. But the 76ers held on and scored the game with their free throws.

Before the opening game on Christmas Day there was talk of Victor Wembanyama conquering Manhattan.

And the sophomore sensation was certainly successful.

Wembanyama scored 42 points, nearly breaking the record of 45 points set by rookie Wilt Chamberlain in his Christmas Day debut in 1959, but the Knicks held on and won 117-114 on Wednesday.

Mikal Bridges had his best game of the season, scoring 41 points on 17 of 25 shooting and six three-pointers to pace the Knicks, and Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns combined for 41 points.

Wembanyama added 18 rebounds, four assists and four blocks for San Antonio.

The Knicks, who were 9.5-point favorites at BetMGM, improved to 20-10 while San Antonio fell to 15-15.

Well, not every game can be great.

After Victor Wembanyama put on a show, Luka Dončić strained his left calf in the second quarter and did not return as the Minnesota Timberwolves cruised to a 105-99 win.

The Mavs expect Dončić to miss a lot of time.

The Timberwolves were in control throughout, but took their foot off the gas late as the Mavericks outscored them 31-15 in the fourth quarter.

Still, the Mavs fell short as Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle combined for 49 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists.

Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 39 points on 14 of 27 shooting (five three-pointers), and Dončić had 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in his exit.

  • Knicks 117, Spurs 114

  • Timberwolves 105, Mavericks 99

  • 76ers 118, Celtics 114

  • Lakers 115, Warriors 113

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Live102 updates

  • Lakers are the best Warriors in Wild One

    Austin Reaves drives past Draymond Green for the game-winning layup as the Lakers win 115-113.

    Reaves had a 26-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist game for the Lakers.

    Steph Curry had hit back-to-back three-pointers to tie the game before Reave took the ball to the basket.

  • The Lakers lead at halftime

    At halftime the Lakers are ahead 55-52.

    LeBron James leads the way with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, while Dalton Knecht has 11 points.

    Steph Curry and Andrew Wiggins combined for 30 points.

  • With less than 7 minutes left, the score is 39-32, Lakers.

    Offense is hard to find tonight

  • 76ers are the best Celtics

    What a disappointing end to the game. Derrick White steps onto the line on the inbounds. The ball is handed over to Philly. Game over. 118-114.

    Big, BIG game from the Sixers.

  • Philly led 116-111 with 6.2 seconds left and was on defense.

    Fouling here would be… horrible.

  • Boston’s late rally from a plethora of Philly errors kept the Celtics at bay. What a collapse for the Sixers.

    The Celtics are only five behind

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