LeBron James’ double-digit scoring streak came to an end, but Rui Hachimura hit a 3-pointer as time expired off his pass to give the Los Angeles Lakers a 123-120 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.

The assist to Hachimura ensured that James’ NBA-record streak of 1,297 consecutive double-digit scoring games in the regular season ended. He finished with eight points, shooting 4 for 17. He went 0 for 5 from 3-point range and did not attempt a free throw. His assist to Hachimura was his 11th.

Austin Reaves scored 22 of his 44 points in the third quarter as the Lakers overcame Luka Doncic’s absence.

After Toronto’s Brandon Ingram came up empty on a layup with 23 seconds left in the fourth, James fed Hachimura in the corner for the winning basket. It was Hachimura’s only made shot in the final quarter.

Deandre Ayton scored 17 points, Jake LaRavia had 14, and Hachimura and Nate Smith Jr. each had 12 as the Lakers bounced back from Monday’s home loss to Phoenix to win for the eighth time in nine.

Scottie Barnes scored 23 points and Ingram had 20 for the Raptors. JaKobe Walter scored 17 points, and Sandro Mamukelashvili and Immanuel Quickley each had 13.

 

“AHHHHHH” -Rui after his buzzer beater pic.twitter.com/dYpqyUJABC

— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 5, 2025

76ers win on Edgecombe’s last-second basket

Rookie VJ Edgecombe made the go-ahead follow shot with 0.9 seconds left, Tyrese Maxey raced back for a game-saving blocked shot and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors 99-98.

Maxey scored 35 points but missed a jumper with the 76ers trailing by one. Edgecombe tipped it in, but the Warriors quickly fired an inbounds pass to De’Anthony Melton, who had broken downcourt. Maxey got back to block the shot off the backboard just before time expired.

Joel Embiid had 12 points in his return to the 76ers lineup.

Pat Spencer scored 16 points for the Warriors, who erased a 24-point deficit despite playing without their two leading scorers, Stephen Curry (left quad contusion) and Jimmy Butler (left knee soreness), then losing Draymond Green to an injured right foot late in the second quarter.

 

the PUTBACK. the BLOCK. pic.twitter.com/dZPAygzVnO

— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) December 5, 2025

Celtics roll without Brown

Derrick White scored a season-high 30 points, Jordan Walsh added a career-high 22 and the Boston Celtics, playing without Jaylen Brown, routed the Washington Wizards 146-101.

White had nine assists and seven rebounds to help the Celtics notch their highest point total of the season and win their eighth in 10 games.  

C.J. McCollum led Washington with 22 points. The 45-point loss was their worst of the season as the Wizards tumbled to 3-18 and dropped their 10th straight against Boston.

Brown, who scored a season-high 42 points against the New York Knicks on Tuesday night, was out with an illness.

First 30 piece of the season for DWhite

Derrick with 30 in 29 minutes makes him the @Gatorade Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/0F4hXenZ0h

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 5, 2025