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Rui Hachimura wins it at the buzzer for Lakers in thriller over Raptors

The Los Angeles Lakers and Toronto Raptors put on a show on Thursday night in a game that went down to the final seconds. With the game tied at 120, LeBron James found forward Rui Hachimura in the corner for the game-winning triple at the buzzer to help the Lakers survive a 123-120 thriller. Although James’ legendary streak of scoring in double-figures came to an end, he still played a role in the finish, dishing the dime to Hachimura and giving the Lakers their eighth win in their last nine games. Hachimura only had 12 points (2-of-3 3PT), but he capped off the night with the biggest shot of the game to help his team improve to 16-5. With an average of 14 points per game, Hachimura is fifth on the team in that category, but he has scored in double figures 15 times this season and become a consistent scorer for the Lakers, something that was especially evident when he was counted on in crunch time and delivered against the Raptors (15-8). As impressive as the game-winner was, Hachimura was not the star of thRead More

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