LeBron James passed Magic Johnson on the NBA’s all-time assists list as the Los Angeles Lakers battled to a 133-129 win against the Milwaukee Bucks.<\/span><\/p>\n James took his assists tally to 10,144, with his 11 against the Bucks moving him past Johnson (10,141) into sixth.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Former Utah Jazz point guard John Stockton, who retired in 2003, tops the list with 15,806 assists in his career.<\/span><\/p>\n James scored 28 points as the Lakers – led by Anthony Davis with 44 points – held off a late Bucks surge.<\/span><\/p>\n Giannis Antetokounmpo top scored for Milwaukee with 40 points, but his side missed key chances as Grayson Allen and Jrue Holiday both failed with three-pointers in the last seconds of the game.<\/span><\/p>\n In Boston, Jimmy Butler returned from a seven-game injury absence to help the Miami Heat to a 120-116 overtime victory over Eastern Conference leaders the Celtics.<\/span><\/p>\n Jalen Brown scored 37 points for the Celtics, including a three-pointer that forced overtime. <\/span><\/p>\n Tied with little more than a minute left on the clock, Butler landed a jump shot that proved the clincher, the defeat ending Boston’s 10-game home winning streak.<\/span><\/p>\n The leaders of the Western Conference also lost as the Phoenix Suns were narrowly beaten 122-121 by the Houston Rockets.<\/span><\/p>\n In San Francisco, NBA champions the Golden State Warriors beat the Chicago Bulls 119-111, while the Brooklyn Nets made it four wins in succession with a 114-105 victory against the Toronto Raptors.<\/span><\/p>\n
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