Five seconds remaining, tie game, and a 1,297-game streak on the line.
That’s the situation LeBron James was facing late on Thursday night when he received the ball from Austin Reaves in the closing seconds of the Lakers’ game against the Raptors, tied 120-120. Entering this game, James had scored double-digit points in 1,297 consecutive games, a streak dating back to before the first iPhone was released in 2007 and when 2025 No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg was just 15 days old.
