"PHILADELPHIA -- A game after he failed to reach 10 points for the first time in 17 years, LeBron James turned back the clock to score 10 straight points in the fourth quarter alone to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 112-108 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday. "At 40 years old, I mean, it just takes a while for my body to kind of get back into a rhythm," James said. "And so it felt good tonight to kind of feel like myself a little bit.""
"In Toronto on Thursday, he looked every bit of those 40 years, missing 13 of the 17 shots he took as his record streak of 1,297 games in double-digit scoring was snapped -- albeit in poetic fashion with James finding Rui Hachimura with a game-winning assist at the buzzer. Against Philadelphia, he looked like his old self, scoring a season-high 29 points while shooting 12-for-17 from the floor, with seven rebounds, six assists and a steal to thwart the Sixers' final offensive possession for the finishing touch."
LeBron James delivered 10 consecutive fourth-quarter points to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 112-108 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. At 40 years old, James said regaining rhythm takes time and he felt like himself that night. He had struggled in Toronto, missing 13 of 17 shots and ending a 1,297-game streak of double-digit scoring, though he assisted the game-winning shot there. Against Philadelphia he scored a season-high 29 on 12-for-17 shooting with seven rebounds, six assists and a crucial steal to stop the Sixers' final possession.
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