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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Heat | 38 | 28 | 19 | 23 | 108 |
 Lakers | 34 | 20 | 29 | 34 | 117 |
MIATeam statsLAL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 39-7353.4% | 16-3644.4% | 14-1593.3% | 37 | 25 | 19 |
| LAL | 47-9052.2% | 13-3438.2% | 10-1471.4% | 34 | 33 | 6 |
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Los Angeles Lakers117| 38 | 22 | 9-15 | 3-6 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +14 | +7.9 | ||||||
| 37 | 16 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +10 | +0.2 | ||||
| 37 | 22 | 10-21 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-2 | +7 | +4.7 | |||||||
| 35 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +8.6 | ||||||
| 33 | 23 | 9-15 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0 | +10 | +3.3 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 14 | 6-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4.0 | ||||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −0.3 | |||||
| 14 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −4.5 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.4 | ||
| Team | 117 | 47-9052.2% | 13-3438.2% | 34 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 10-1471.4% | 6 | 12 | 4 | |||
Bench 20 points on 8 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Jarred Vanderbilt (injury/illness); Armel Traore and Cam Reddish (coach’s decision).
Miami Heat108| 38 | 34 | 12-18 | 7-12 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +4.7 | ||||||
| 31 | 10 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.7 | ||||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | −1.4 | |||||||
| 25 | 11 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 24 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 12 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | +3 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 22 | 7 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −6.4 | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.2 | |||
| 18 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | +4.5 | |||||
| Team | 108 | 39-7353.4% | 16-3644.4% | 37 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 14-1593.3% | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
Bench 35 points on 13 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Pelle Larsson, Kevin Love, Josh Christopher, Isaiah Stevens and Keshad Johnson (coach’s decision); Jimmy Butler III (nwt_team_suspension).
Lakers117Heat108ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
The Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat 117-108.
Max Christie’s 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good with 7:55 left in the fourth quarter.
The Heat got within 108-106 on Nikola Jović’s corner 3-pointer with 3:51 to play, but LeBron James answered with a 3-pointer, and the Heat got no closer.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Heat 10-5. James (No. 7 in clutch wins added, 2024-25) scored 5 of the Lakers’ 10 on 2 for 2 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Austin Reaves had 6 of his 14 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Gabe Vincent that put the Lakers ahead.
Rui Hachimura had 23 points (14 in the paint) and 8 rebounds. James added 22 points and 9 assists. Anthony Davis added 22 points (18 in the paint) and 11 rebounds, and Reaves had 14 points, 14 assists and 3 steals. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Heat, Tyler Herro scored 34 points on 12 for 18 shooting.
The Heat forced 7 turnovers, about 7 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Lakers outscored the Heat 60-36 in the paint. The Lakers’ starters outscored the Heat 55-42 in 18 minutes together.
Los Angeles LakersMiami HeatPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Lakers’ chance bottomed out at 20% (2nd quarter, 1:14 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
107 points from the field on 90 shots: 14.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-14 | 78.6% | 66% |
| In the paint | 20-33 | 60.6% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-9 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-13 | 46.2% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-21 | 33.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haywood Highsmith | 13 | 7 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Tyler Herro | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Bam Adebayo | 9 | 6 | 3-5 | +4 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 8 | 2-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jović | 15 | 4 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 13 | 7 | 3-5 | +2 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Terry Rozier | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 6 | 2-4 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo | 28 | 10 | 4-8 | −1 |
| Nikola Jović | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Haywood Highsmith | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 8 | 4-9 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
LAL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
MIA
50/50
LAL
Highest Leverage Moments
Hachimura 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (23 PTS)
Q4 4:53
19.5%
62→82
James 27' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Reaves 13 AST)
Q4 3:25
17.0%
68→85
Jović 24' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Adebayo 5 AST)
Q4 3:51
15.0%
79→64
Herro 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (32 PTS) (Jaquez Jr. 3 AST)
Q4 6:39
14.9%
77→62
Vincent 10' Fadeaway Jumper (14 PTS)
Q4 6:03
14.9%
62→77
