Anthony Davis had 33 points and 10 rebounds, and the Los Angeles Lakers went on a 33-9 run that bridged the second and third quarters to beat the Miami Heat 113-110 for their sixth straight win.
The Heat went on a 17-6 run to lead 58-44 with 1:54 left in the second quarter. Davis’ corner 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good with 7:46 left in the third quarter. He scored 11 points and LeBron James added 9 during the run. The Lakers led 77-67 with 6:02 left in the quarter.
Kendrick Nunn’s pull-up 3-pointer made it 111-110 with 9 seconds left, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope went 1 for 2 at the line with the Lakers up 1 and 8.1 seconds left, and Caldwell-Pope went 1 for 2 at the line with the Lakers up 2 and 4.2 seconds to go. The Heat had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Jimmy Butler III missed a corner 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Heat 11-8. Caldwell-Pope scored 5 of the Lakers’ 11 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 4 at the line. Early in the fourth quarter, Jared Dudley had 2 steals, and the Lakers scored 2 points off them.
James had 28 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists. James assisted on 6 of Davis’ 11 baskets, 2 of them during the 33-9 run.
For the Heat, Butler had 23 points (14 in the paint) and 4 steals, and Derrick Jones Jr. added 17 points off the bench.
The Heat gave up 14 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Lakers missed. They outscored the Lakers 29-10 off turnovers. The Heat’s starters were outscored 37-24 in 12 minutes together.