The Los Angeles Lakers watched one of the sport’s most unbreakable streaks finally meet its end — not with a fadeaway jumper or a roar from LeBron James , but with a pass that cut through the air like a quiet truth.

With the Lakers and Toronto Raptors tied at 120, and the final seconds bleeding away inside Scotiabank Arena, James had the ball in his hands — the same hands that have carried him through 23 seasons, four championships, and an NBA-record 1,297 consecutive regular-season games scoring in double figures. He could have chased history, forced a shot, or bent the moment to fit the legend that follows him city to city like a warm shadow.

Instead, he chose the play that makes teammates believe in him the way children believe in stories.

James drove, drew the defense, and fired

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