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03/19 21:48 CDT Luka Doncic scores 60, LeBron James ties games-played mark and
Lakers top Heat for 8th straight win
Luka Doncic scores 60, LeBron James ties games-played mark and Lakers top Heat
for 8th straight win
By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
MIAMI (AP) --- Luka Doncic scored 60 points, LeBron James had a triple-double
on a night where he tied the NBA record for games played, and the Los Angeles
Lakers pushed their season-best winning streak to eight games with a 134-126
win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night.
It tied the second-most points Doncic ever scored in a game, behind a 73-point
night against Atlanta in 2024 and matching a 60-point night against New York in
2022. Doncic also broke the record for a Heat opponent, topping the 58-point
effort from James Harden for Houston on Feb. 28, 2019.
Doncic --- the NBA's scoring leader --- has now scored at least 30 points in
eight consecutive games, and reached 50 for the second time in his last five
games. James finished with 19 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and Austin
Reaves scored 18 for the Lakers.
Bam Adebayo had 28 points for Miami, which has dropped two straight. Tyler
Herro scored 21 points and Norman Powell had 20 for the Heat, which led by as
many as 15 in the early going.
James didn't miss a shot until early in the fourth quarter, meaning he
connected on 21 of 22 in a span of just over seven quarters. He made his last
shot attempt in Monday's win at Houston, then went 13 for 14 in Wednesday's win
over the Rockets, followed by a 7-for-7 start against the Heat.
But Doncic was the story, getting 39 of his 60 after halftime. He finished 18
of 30 from the field, 9 of 17 from 3-point range and 15 of 19 from the foul
line.
The Heat were without Jaime Jaquez Jr. (left hip tightness) and Andrew Wiggins
(toe).
Up next Lakers: Visit Orlando on Saturday. Heat: Visit Houston on Saturday. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba
Up next Lakers: Visit Orlando on Saturday. Heat: Visit Houston on Saturday. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba
