{"id":827494,"date":"2025-03-27T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/?p=827494"},"modified":"2025-03-27T13:32:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:32:03","slug":"lebron-james-extends-scoring-streak-followed-by-elite-putback-buzzer-beater-against-pacers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slamonline.com\/newswire\/los-angeles-lakers\/lebron-james-extends-scoring-streak-followed-by-elite-putback-buzzer-beater-against-pacers\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Extends Scoring Streak, Followed by Elite Putback Buzzer Beater Against Pacers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The King&#8217;s scoring streak continues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a matchup against the Pacers that went to the wire in the fourth, the Lakers were down by just one point, 118-119, with less than 10 seconds remaining when LeBron James delivered an elite putback &#8211; off of a missed floater by teammate Luka Doncic &#8211; right as the buzzer went off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bron familiar with those rims in Indy. He used to play there all the time in the playoffs (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@nba<\/a>)  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xmAWY8AzOj\">pic.twitter.com\/xmAWY8AzOj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SLAM (@SLAMonline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SLAMonline\/status\/1905086372488085748?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite going scoreless and then having just three points going into the fourth, James rallied and dropped 11 points in three minutes on four straight possessions. He finished with a double-double of 13 points and 13 boards to extend his double-figure scoring streak now to <strong>1,283<\/strong> consecutive games, an NBA record. Elite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He did it all with none other than Indiana Fever&#8217;s Caitlin Clark and Lexie Hull in attendance, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Caitlin Clark taking in Pacers\/Lakers! \ud83e\udd29 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zAHdMqoRFa\">pic.twitter.com\/zAHdMqoRFa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NBA (@NBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA\/status\/1905065469968626112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As James continues to prove he&#8217;s still got it &#8211; and is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/discover\/the-lebron-james-song?lang=en\">inspiring Tik Tokers to drop banger after banger<\/a> in his honor &#8211; he told the media after the game: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><div>\u201cIt\u2019s whatever it takes to help your teammates win,\u201d James said after the 120-119 dub, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/lebron-james-buzzer-beater-b4557ffa3e135126b6c4dfe8b562a5e7\">per the AP.<\/a> \u201cI can do other things to impact the game, that\u2019s the beauty of my game, I\u2019ve always built it my whole life as far as being three-dimensional, being able to get my guys involved, being able to rebound, defend and sprinkle some points in here and there.\u201d<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also revealed that at first he wasn&#8217;t entirely sure if he got it off in time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">LeBron James on his game-winning tip-in: \u201cI really couldn\u2019t have too much emotion because I was trying to see if I got the ball off in time\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9MAlmaqbka\">pic.twitter.com\/9MAlmaqbka<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dave McMenamin (@mcten) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcten\/status\/1905093575148200167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lakers are ranked fourth in the WCF right now behind the Nuggets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the Pacers, who saw Bennedict Mathurin lead with 23 points, plus a handful of double-digit scorers including Tyrese Haliburton, will look to bounce back after the loss. They play the Wizards at Capitol One Arena tonight. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The King&#8217;s scoring streak continues. 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