
Miami Heat at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball AssociationHachimura and Davis help Lakers end 3-game skid with a 117-108 win over the Heat

LeBron James finished with 22 points and nine assists and Austin Reaves added 14 points and 14 rebounds as the Lakers won for the first time since having two games postponed due to the deadly wildfires in Southern California.
Tyler Herro shot 7 for 12 from 3-point distance and scored 34 points for the Heat, who lost both games of a Los Angeles swing after falling to the Clippers on Monday. Haywood Highsmith and Nikola Jovic each scored 12 points.
The Lakers trailed by 12 points at the break and moved in front at 88-87 with 10:47 remaining after going on a 15-4 run.
Lakers: The three-game losing streak that ended Wednesday matched the team’s longest of the season. Two other three-game skids came when Los Angeles went 2-7 from Nov. 21-Dec. 6.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 108 - 117 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 108 - 117 |
4th 16.0 | ![]() |
Jaxson Hayes enters the game for LeBron James | 108 - 117 |
4th 16.0 | ![]() |
Dalton Knecht enters the game for Anthony Davis | 108 - 117 |
4th 18.1 | ![]() |
shot clock turnover | 108 - 117 |
Statistics
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39-73 | FG | 47-90 |
53.4 | Field Goal % | 52.2 |
16-36 | 3PT | 13-34 |
44.4 | Three Point % | 38.2 |
14-15 | FT | 10-14 |
93.3 | Free Throw % | 71.4 |
37 | Rebounds | 34 |
3 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
34 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
25 | Assists | 33 |
3 | Steals | 12 |
6 | Blocks | 4 |
19 | Turnovers | 6 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
20 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
15 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
36 | Points in Paint | 60 |
13 | Fouls | 12 |
14 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Adou Thiero, F | Out | Jul 3 |
Jake LaRavia, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Deandre Ayton, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 2 |
Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Dru Smith, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Terry Rozier, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 17,005 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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41 | 41 | .500 | - | L1 |
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40 | 42 | .488 | 1 | W3 |
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37 | 45 | .451 | 4 | L1 |
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19 | 63 | .232 | 22 | L7 |
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18 | 64 | .220 | 23 | W1 |
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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50 | 32 | .610 | - | L1 |
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50 | 32 | .610 | - | W8 |
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48 | 34 | .585 | 2 | L1 |
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40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | W1 |
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36 | 46 | .439 | 14 | L1 |
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