LEBRON JAMES and Dwyane Wade entered Monday night knotted at 15-15 in head to head matchups and in the end it was James’ Lakers that prevailed 108-105.

The close friends are both just over a quarter of the way into their 16th professional seasons. The two future Hall of Famers won two championships together and it’s unlikely they’ll ever play against each other again, at least as NBA players.

Wade decided to have “one last dance” with Miami this year, playing for the team that drafted him back in 2003. James is still going strong in year 16, and his last battle with his friend was close all the way to the very end.

James recorded 28 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists in the contest. Kyle Kuzma chipped in 33 points in the Lakers’ win.

Wade was ice cold to start and missed his first five field goals. He finished with 15 points on 6-of-19 shooting.

Justise Winslow ended up being the driving force that kept the Heat in the game. He finished with a career-high 28 points. While Wade wasn’t at his best, the Staples Center cheered him on to celebrate the end of his successful career.

Meanwhile, Anthony Davis registered a bounce-back performance with 41 points on 17-of-34 shooting in the Pelicans’ 113-100 loss to the Celtics.

Detroit Pistons’ Luke Kennard scored a career-high 28 points on 11-of-18 shooting in a 116-102 loss to the 76ers.

Paul George scored 31 points on a super efficient 8-of-10 shooting in a 122-113 victory for the Thunder over the Jazz. George connected on five of his six 3-point attempts.

Tobias Harris scored 33 points on 11-of-19 shooting in a 123-119 overtime victory for the Clippers over the Suns.

Cedi Osman played 30 minutes for the Cavaliers but he scored eight points on 3-of-13 shooting in a 108-92 loss to the Bucks.

Markieff Morris scored six points on 2-of-11 shooting in the Wizards’ 109-101 loss to the Pacers.

Luka Doncic had a meme-worthy celebration after he threaded the needle to find DeAndre Jordan for a huge dunk in the Mavericks’ win over the Magic.

Jaren Jackson Jr. sliced through the Nuggets’ defense from the right wing and threw down a lefty slam.

Wade and James got their day started with one final pre-game workout together, too, and seemed to have plenty of fun doing it.

Naturally, the last game between the two stars went right down to the wire.

With 10 seconds left and down by three, Wade had the ball at the top of the key and was, naturally, guarded by James.

While he attempted to get a clean look at a 3-point bucket, James didn’t give it to him, forcing an off-balance shot. Winslow was fed the ball after a Heat rebound for one last chance, but James rebounded that miss, too, giving the Lakers the win.

Instantly as the horn sounded, Wade grabbed Lebron for a hug, and the two started laughing through the embrace on the floor.(SD-Agencies)