Los Angeles Lakers Star LeBron James Sees Tremendous Streak Halted
For nearly two decades, death, taxes, and LeBron James dropping at least 10 points were the only certainties in life. But on a Thursday night in Toronto, the glitch finally happened. For the first time since January 5, 2007, back when the first iPhone was just a rumor and flip phones reigned supreme, he finished a regular-season game in single digits.
The streak is over. It stopped at a staggering 1,297 games.
And in true James fashion, he didn’t go out guns blazing, forcing bad shots to keep a personal accolade alive. With the game tied at 120 and the clock ticking down, he had the rock. He could have driven hard, drawn a foul, and hit two free throws to hit double digits. Instead, he made the right basketball play. He kicked it out to Rui Hachimura in the corner. He drained the three, the Lakers won, and the streak died for the sake of the ‘W’.
A Streak That Outlasted Everything
To put this into perspective, the last time LeBron scored fewer than 10 points:
- George W. Bush was in the White House.
- “Irreplaceable” by Beyoncé was topping the Billboard charts.
- Twitter (now X) was less than a year old.
- Luka Dončić was seven years old.
That’s not just a hot streak; that’s an entire geological era of basketball dominance. Michael Jordan, the guy everyone measures greatness against? His streak was 866 games. James didn’t just break that record; he lapped it, stopped for a snack, and lapped it again.
Kevin Durant now holds the longest active streak at 267 games. He only needs to play perfectly for about another 13 years to catch up. Good luck with that.
Father Time Is Undefeated (But LeBron James Is Putting Up a Fight)
James is pushing 41. We’ve seen moments this season where he looks human. His stat line against the Raptors wasn’t pretty: 8 points on 4-of-17 shooting. He couldn’t buy a bucket from deep, missing all five attempts.
But let’s not write the obituary for his career just yet. Even on an “off” night where his scoring touch vanished, he still dished out 11 assists (including the game-winner) and grabbed 6 boards. The Lakers are 16-5, sitting pretty near the top of the West, and they did this without Dončić on the floor.
Ultimately, the streak had to end sometime. It is poetic that it ended on a play where James chose trusting a teammate over padding his stats. The 10-point streak is history, but the legend? That is still being written.
