Mavericks Write Christmas Record, Doncic Leads Lakers To 4 Straight Loss

LeBron James, who surpassed Kobe Bryant for the all-time lead in his 17th game on Christmas Day, scored 38 points, grabbed six rebounds and five assists, but the Lakers, who struggled against the more well-rounded Mavericks, suffered their fourth straight loss, 115-124.

While reveling in the revelation of the legendary Dirk Nowitzki statue, the Mavericks had a rather sluggish first half. The Lakers shot just 39.5 percent from the field and went 5 of 22 from 3-point range as James led the Lakers with 18 points for a 54-43 lead.

But in the third quarter, Luka Doncic had 13 points and six assists, Tim Hardaway Jr. hit four 3-pointers for 16 points, and the Mavericks shot 72 percent from the field, connecting on nine 3-pointers for 51 points. Write down the Christmas season in the history of the highest single section of the record 51 points, not only to turn the situation, more breath to defeat the purple and gold Army's defense line.

"We had a lot of players who hadn't played Christmas so we were a bit nervous at the start and then we got into the rhythm of the game and got rid of it." "Said the younger Hardway.

Doncic finished with 32 points, nine assists, nine rebounds and two steals on 9-of-16 shooting, including 12 of 16 free throws, the most points ever scored by a Lone Ranger on Christmas Day. Hardaway Jr. scored 26 points and Reggie Bullock added 14.

Christian Wood started for the fifth straight game and had 30 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, four steals and two stops, becoming just the fourth player in history to have at least 30 points, five rebounds and five assists in his first Christmas game. He's been more active, especially defensively. We all know he's got a lot to offer offensively, but he's been sharing a lot of the ball, and defensively he's getting stops and intercepts. He's been amazing since he's been in the lineup." Doncic praised after the game.

The Mavericks rebounded with a three-game winning streak to rank No. 8 in the Western Conference. As for the Lakers after losing Davis, four consecutive games have been swallowed, the situation can be said to be quite difficult.

Other than James, who scored 38 points, all the Lakers' starters were below double figures. Russell Westbrook had 17 points, five rebounds and four assists, and Austin Reaves added 16 points.