Lakers 134-126 Heat (Mar 19, 2026) Recreation Recap

MIAMI — — Luka Doncic scored 60 factors, LeBron James had a triple-double on an evening where he tied the NBA record for games played, and the Los Angeles Lakers pushed their season-best successful streak to eight video games with a 134-126 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night time.

It tied the second-most factors Doncic ever scored in a recreation, behind a 73-point night time towards Atlanta in 2024 and matching a 60-point night time towards New York in 2022. Doncic additionally broke the report for a Heat opponent, topping the 58-point effort from James Harden for Houston on Feb. 28, 2019.

Doncic — the NBA’s scoring chief — has now scored at the least 30 factors in eight consecutive video games, reached 50 for the second time in his final 5 video games and did so on the second night time of a again to again. James completed with 19 factors, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and Austin Reaves scored 18 for the Lakers.

Bam Adebayo had 28 factors for Miami, which has dropped three straight. Tyler Herro scored 21 factors and Norman Powell had 20 for Miami, which led by as many as 15 within the early going.

James did not miss a shot till early within the fourth quarter, that means he linked on 21 of twenty-two in a span of simply over seven quarters. He made his final shot try in Monday’s win at Houston, then went 13 for 14 in Wednesday’s win over the Rockets, adopted by a 7-for-7 begin towards the Heat.

But Doncic was the story, getting 39 of his 60 after halftime. He completed 18 of 30 from the sector, 9 of 17 from 3-point vary and 15 of 19 from the foul line.

The Heat have been with out Jaime Jaquez Jr. (left hip tightness) and Andrew Wiggins (toe).

Up subsequent

Lakers: Visit Orlando on Saturday.

Heat: Visit Houston on Saturday.

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