Lakers' LeBron James shows his winning edge against Raptors

For the first time in nearly 19 years, LeBron James didn't score in double figures. And when the game was on the line, he passed up a chance to keep his streak alive, as finding his teammate got the game-winning shot instead.

James delivered his 11th assist of the game to Rui Hachimura, who sank a 23-footer to give the Los Angeles Lakers a 123-120 win over the Toronto Raptors. He may have finished with only eight points, his lowest single-game mark since Jan. 5, 2007, but James proved that he's not just the NBA's all-time leading scorer — he's one of the NBA's greatest winners.

LeBron James is taking a back seat as a scorer in his 23rd season

Since returning from his sciatica issues that kept him out for the season's first 14 games, James has averaged only 14 points, which would be the lowest mark of his career. Perhaps James is acknowledging the impact of playing 22 NBA seasons and is sparing his 40-year-old body, but he's also never played with two scorers as prolific as Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have been this season.

Doncic, who's scoring 35.5 points per game, missed Thursday's win because he was in Slovenia for the birth of his second child. Reaves stepped up with 44 points and 10 assists in the win over the Raptors and is now averaging 29.4 PPG. The Lakers also have a scoring center in Deandre Ayton, who had 17 points Thursday and is at 15.8 PPG for the season.

Plus there's Hachimura, now shooting 46.8% on three-pointers this season. That's who James hit with a perfect pass in the corner after the defense understandably swung towards James.