How fitting was it that when LeBron James finally lost his record scoring streak he had a chance to forcefully extend it but instead opted to pass and set up a game-winning shot for a teammate?

That’s been his style ever since he broke into the league as a fresh-faced teenager out of high school in 2003 so why change it now?

James, sitting on eight points after notching at least 10 points in 1,297 straight games, got into the paint in Toronto on Thursday and could have attempted a difficult shot, but found Rui Hachimura for a buzzer-beater.

James, who often faced loud criticism for not simply shooting at will in every situation, especially late in games , was asked post-game if he had any thoughts about the end of the streak. To nobody’s surprise, James seemed stunned that anyone coul

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