Overview
- Luka Doncic logged 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his first triple-double of the season as Los Angeles notched a third straight win.
- Austin Reaves added 26 points and 11 assists, and Jake LaRavia delivered 25 off the bench to sustain the offense with multiple starters out.
- Center Deandre Ayton was a late scratch with back spasms, and LeBron James remained sidelined by sciatica with a return targeted later this month.
- Miami’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 31 points and the Heat cut the deficit to two early in the fourth before the Lakers closed strong.
- Marcus Smart recorded his 1,000th career steal and Jaxson Hayes posted a season-high 15 points as L.A. now heads to Portland for the back end of a back-to-back.