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Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat

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12-10, 5-7 Away
Final
93 - 134

10-10, 5-4 Home

Herro scores 31, Heat roll past LeBron and struggling Lakers 134-93

LeBron on Lakers' struggles: 'All of us have to take accountability'

The Heat had 42 assists, one more than the previous mark of 41 against Portland on March 29. They tied another franchise record with 24 3-pointers, and the 41-point margin of victory was the third-biggest in team history.

Jimmy Butler scored 17 points and Bam Adebayo had 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Heat.

LeBron James scored 29 points for the Lakers, who have lost six of eight — their last two by a combined 70 points. Rui Hachimura added 14 for the Lakers.

Takeaways Lakers: James made 12 of 18 shots, snapping a six-game streak of him shooting less than 50%. The last time he had such a streak exceeding six games was his rookie season, 2003-04 (he has streaks of eight and 12 games of shooting below 50% that year).

Heat: Miami led by as many as 43 points, by far its biggest lead of the season. The Heat led Washington by 24 points on Nov. 2.

Key moment More history for James — his 3-pointer with 8:55 left in the third quarter was the 2,451st of his career, breaking a tie with Kyle Korver for No. 7 all-time.

Key stat Herro had seven 3-pointers in the third quarter, tying the Heat record for any quarter. Duncan Robinson had seven in a second quarter against Cleveland on Nov. 20, 2019. The previous Heat record for a third quarter was six, by now-Lakers guard Gabe Vincent on Jan. 28, 2022.

Up next The Lakers close their four-game trip Friday in Atlanta. The Heat host Phoenix on Saturday, the second game of a four-game homestand.

Regular Season Series

MIA leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Heat: 65.3%
Lakers: 34.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 93 - 134
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 93 - 134
4th 18.1 shot clock turnover 93 - 134
4th 41.0 Terry Rozier defensive rebound 93 - 134
4th 44.1 Gabe Vincent misses two point shot 93 - 134

Statistics

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37-88 FG 52-90
42.0 Field Goal % 57.8
5-22 3PT 24-47
22.7 Three Point % 51.1
14-19 FT 6-9
73.7 Free Throw % 66.7
36 Rebounds 52
12 Offensive Rebounds 13
24 Defensive Rebounds 39
29 Assists 42
9 Steals 11
4 Blocks 5
13 Turnovers 15
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 16
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22
22 Fast Break Points 24
56 Points in Paint 52
8 Fouls 16
3 Largest Lead 43

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,657 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 40 25 .615 - L4
Golden State 39 28 .582 2 W7
LA Clippers 37 30 .552 4 W2
Sacramento 33 33 .500 7.5 L4
Phoenix 31 36 .463 10 W1

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 32 35 .478 - L1
Orlando 31 37 .456 1.5 L1
Miami 29 38 .433 3 L7
Charlotte 17 49 .258 14.5 W1
Washington 15 51 .227 16.5 W2
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