LeBron James is inevitable.
The Los Angeles Lakers star saved his quietly legendary streak of double-digit scoring, then loudly won the game Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers with a tip-in buzzer-beater off a Luka Dončić miss.
The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Lakers.
James entered the fourth quarter with only three points on 0-for-6 shooting from the field, but he scored on four straight possessions in the span of three minutes to bump his total to 11. He appears to be very aware of the streak.
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The flurry coincided with a 10-0 Lakers run to take a 13-point lead early in the fourth. The game nearly turned into a disaster, though, as the Pacers erased that lead with their own 13-0 run and even took the lead at one point. Los Angeles took back control enough to lead by six with two minutes left, but Indiana responded with scores on three straight possessions to take the lead.
That set up James, who was scoreless since reaching 11 points, to get to 13 points on the night in dramatic fashion. He also finished with 13 rebounds and seven assists, with 4-of-12 shooting. Dončić had the more productive night overall, finishing with 34 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
James initially wasn’t sure his tip-in came before the buzzer.
