Without LeBron James for much of the third quarter and all of the fourth, Ivica Zubac and Rajon Rondo carried the Los Angeles Lakers to a 127-101 win over the Golden State Warriors on Christmas Day.
As James slipped in the third quarter and was eventually ruled out of the game with a strained groin, the Warriors made a furious run and a 19-point Lakers lead was quickly down to two.
Stephen Curry sparked the Warriors with back-to-back threes on what otherwise was a relatively quiet night, but the Lakers stayed composed under the circumstances, led by Rondo.