Kevin Durant scores 25 to lead Houston over the Lakers and LeBron James, who had 18 points but still made some plays that only he can.

The NBA’s annual five-game Christmas set is unwrapped Thursday, with telecasts that total more than 12 hours of bucket-getting.

The Cavs’ offense has been carried by Donovan Mitchell this season, and he’s having a great shooting season, knocking down 38.8 percent of his 3s on 10.4 attempts per game.