James' Lakers teammate Rui Hachimura missed a corner 3, and Lakers guard Max Christie grabbed the rebound near the baseline. Christie turned toward midcourt and found James streaking near the 3-point line at the top of the key. He hit James with an in-rhythm pass, and James did the rest.

LeBron James and Max Christie combined to score 66 points, Christie finishing with a career-best 28, in the Lakers’ 114-106 win over the Trail Blazers. “Tonight was a career night for me,”

In the first quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers game against the Dallas Mavericks, guard Max Christie grabbed an offensive rebound near the baseline, turned and found James at the top of the key. Christie hit James with a pass in stride and James took it to the net.