MIAMI – Tyler Herro scored 21 of his 31 factors within the third quarter and the Miami Heat set a franchise file for assists in beating the Los Angeles Lakers 134-93 on Wednesday evening.
The Heat had 42 assists, another than the earlier mark of 41 in opposition to Portland on March 29. They tied one other franchise file with 24 3-pointers, and the 41-point margin of victory was the third-biggest in workforce historical past.
Jimmy Butler scored 17 factors and Bam Adebayo had 14 factors, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Heat.
LeBron James scored 29 factors for the Lakers, who’ve misplaced six of eight — their final two by a mixed 70 factors. Rui Hachimura added 14 for the Lakers.
Takeaways
Lakers: James made 12 of 18 pictures, snapping a six-game streak of him capturing lower than 50%. The final time he had such a streak exceeding six video games was his rookie season, 2003-04 (he has streaks of eight and 12 video games of capturing beneath 50% that 12 months).
Heat: Miami led by as many as 43 factors, by far its largest lead of the season. The Heat led Washington by 24 factors on Nov. 2.
Key second
More historical past for James — his 3-pointer with 8:55 left within the third quarter was the two,451st of his profession, breaking a tie with Kyle Korver for No. 7 all-time.
Key stat
Herro had seven 3-pointers within the third quarter, tying the Heat file for any quarter. Duncan Robinson had seven in a second quarter in opposition to Cleveland on Nov. 20, 2019. The earlier Heat file for a 3rd quarter was six, by now-Lakers guard Gabe Vincent on Jan. 28, 2022.
Up subsequent
The Lakers shut their four-game journey Friday in Atlanta. The Heat host Phoenix on Saturday, the second recreation of a four-game homestand.
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