MIAMI — Luka Doncic scored 60 points, LeBron James had a triple-double on a night that tied the NBA record for games played, and the Los Angeles Lakers extended their season-best winning streak to eight games with a 134-126 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday night.
It tied the second-most points Doncic scored in a game, behind a 73-point night against Atlanta in 2024 and equaled a 60-point night against New York in 2022. Doncic also broke the record for a Heat opponent, surpassing James Harden's 58-point effort for Houston on February 28, 2019.
Doncic, the NBA's leading scorer this season, has scored at least 30 points in eight consecutive games, reaching 50 for the second time in his last five games and doing it on the second night in a row. James finished with 19 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and Austin Reaves scored 18 for the Lakers.
Bam Adebayo scored 28 points for Miami, which has lost three straight. Tyler Herro scored 21 points and Norman Powell scored 20 for Miami, which led by as many as 15 points.
James didn't miss a shot until early in the fourth quarter, meaning he was 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, scoring 39 of his 60 points 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).
