LeBron James and Stephen Curry, two NBA legends, clash on Christmas Day in a matchup that could be their last. Both teams are vying for playoff spots in the Western Conference. Curry and James have met on Christmas three times before, during their peak years. Despite their age, both players maintain high performance levels.
LeBron James and Stephen Curry share the national spotlight on Christmas Day for perhaps the final time when the visiting Los Angeles Lakers square off with the Golden State Warriors in the holiday primetime showcase Wednesday night at San Francisco.Two teams currently sitting in play-in positions in the Western Conference playoff race will seek to bounce back from narrow home defeats when James and Curry meet on Christmas for the fourth time.
The first three meetings were at the height of their powers, with Curry's Warriors and James' Cleveland Cavaliers dueling in 2015 and 2016 as reigning NBA finalists. James had joined the Lakers for the third matchup in 2018, when the Warriors again were defending champs.Curry and James are paired again this year despite neither team advancing past the first round of the playoffs last season. And neither is considered a serious title contender this season.With a 40th birthday approaching Monday, James has continued to play at a high level. He had 32 points in a win at Sacramento on Saturday, then put up a triple-double Monday in a 117-114 home loss to the Detroit Pistons.James joins reigning MVP Nikola Jokic as the only players in the league currently averaging at least 23.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 9.0 assists.James ended Monday's game with blood on his left wrist and promising he's not backing down from any challenges, even while nearing 40.'You just got to match physicality with physicality,' said James, a former wide receiver in high school. 'I can't speak for nobody but myself when it comes to that. I'm a football player so I don't mind physicality to be honest.'Curry, who will turn 37 before season's end, had two of the worst performances of his career in his last three outings, shooting a combined 2-for-20 overall and 2-for-15 on 3-pointers while totaling 12 points in losses to Memphis and Indian
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