The Heat have won five of the last seven meetings against the Lakers since they faced each other in the 2020 NBA Finals. Miami has defeated Los Angeles in 19 of the last 29 regular season games when they have clashed.
Former Heat player LeBron James participated against his former club. James played in four seasons with Miami and captured two NBA titles along with four consecutive Eastern Conference championships.
It was a high scoring first quarter as both teams were tied 33-33 at the end of one quarter. Miami(3-4) was able to get ahead 62-59 by halftime. The Heat had their highest-scoring first half so far this season.
The Heat went on a 21-10 run at the end of the third quarter to stay in front 90-79. Los Angeles(3-4) started the fourth quarter on a 7-2 spurt. The Lakers picked up eight consecutive points and trailed 108-107 with 2:39 left in the fourth. Neither team scored any points in the final stretch of the game.
James led the Lakers with a game-high 30 points. Anthony Davis was held to nine points and six rebounds. Austin Reaves drained in 23 points and D'Angelo Russell scored 13 points.
Bam Adebayo put together a triple-double with 22 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists. It was his sixth career triple-double. Jimmy Butler was able to contribute 28 points and six assists while Tyler Herro had 22 points.
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