Miami Heat at Los Angeles Lakers
· National Basketball AssociationLakers beat Heat 130-120 behind Doncic's triple-double
Jamie Jaquez Jr. scored 31 points for the Heat and Bam Adebayo and Pelle Larsson added 17 points each.
The Heat never led. The Lakers jumped to a 8-0 lead and led by 18 points in the first half.
Jake LaRavia had 25 points off the bench for LA and Jaxson Hayes scored a season-high 15 points. He made all seven of his shots and his first 3-pointer as a Laker.
LaRavia had a big left-handed dunk early in the fourth quarter and Reaves set him up in the fourth quarter with an alley-oop pass that led to another dunk and a 118-110 lead with just under five minutes left.
The Lakers again played short-handed. LeBron James has yet to play this season because of sciatica on his right side and DeAndre Ayton was out with back spasms. James is targeted to return this month.
He got up off the bench when his son Bronny James converted a dunk off an alley-oop pass from Reaves in the first quarter. Reaves was setting up his teammates nicely and finished with 11 assists.
LA's Marcus Smart earned his 1,000th career steal.
Dodgers owner Mark Walter sat courtside one day after the Dodgers won the World Series in Game 7 in Toronto. It’s been a big week for Walter, who also finalized the purchase of a majority stake in the Lakers.
Lakers: At Portland on Monday night.
Regular Season Series
LAL lead series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 120 - 130 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 120 - 130 |
| 4th 13.4 |  |
Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | 120 - 130 |
| 4th 15.3 |  |
Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1 | 120 - 130 |
| 4th 15.3 | |
Dalton Knecht enters the game for Luka Doncic | 120 - 130 |
Statistics
 MIA |
 LAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 43-84 | FG | 48-95 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 9-33 | 3PT | 15-46 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 25-36 | FT | 19-23 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 29 | Assists | 33 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 66 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 20 | Fouls | 26 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jaxson Hayes, C | Out | Apr 10 |
| Luka Doncic, G | Out | Apr 5 |
| Austin Reaves, G | Out | Apr 4 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dru Smith, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 10 |
| Norman Powell, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 10 |
| Davion Mitchell, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 10 |
| Tyler Herro, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 10 |
| Nikola Jovic, F | Out | Apr 7 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,831 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
46 | 35 | .568 | - | W1 |
 Orlando |
45 | 36 | .556 | 1 | W5 |
 Charlotte |
43 | 38 | .531 | 3 | L2 |
 Miami |
42 | 39 | .519 | 4 | W1 |
 Washington |
17 | 64 | .210 | 29 | L9 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
51 | 29 | .638 | - | W1 |
 Phoenix |
44 | 36 | .550 | 7 | W1 |
 LA Clippers |
41 | 39 | .513 | 10 | L1 |
 Golden State |
37 | 43 | .463 | 14 | L1 |
 Sacramento |
21 | 59 | .263 | 30 | L2 |
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