Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat

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Los Angeles Lakers

12-10, 5-7 Away

Final
93 - 134

Miami Heat

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

LAL		MIA
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 Clippers	23	17	.575	-	W3
LA Lakers	21	17	.553	1	W1
Sacramento	21	20	.512	2.5	W1
Phoenix	20	20	.500	3	W1
Golden State	20	20	.500	3	W1

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	-	20	L2	0.53488374	23
Atlanta	0.5	19	W2	0.525	21
Miami	1.5	20	L3	0.5	20
Charlotte	10.5	28	W2	0.2631579	10
Washington	15	33	L8	0.15384616	6

Full Standings

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