Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 134-126 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers (45-25) on Thursday night at Kaseya Center. The Heat (38-32) now heads back on the road for a game against the Rockets in Houston on Saturday: After a strong first half, the Heat fell victim to Lakers star Luke Doncic’s greatness and lost its third straight game.

The Los Angeles Lakers have announced their injury report for Thursday's game against the Miami Heat in Florida.

Luka Doncic dropped 60 points for the Lakers against the Heat on Thursday.

Luka Doncic scored 60 points, LeBron James had a triple-double on a night where he tied the NBA record for games played, and the Los Angeles Lakers pushed their season-best winning streak to eight games with a 134-126 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night.

LeBron James has found the fountain of youth as the Los Angeles Lakers have won seven games in a row heading into tonight’s matchup against his former team, the Miami Heat. Havi

Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat keeps the ball from LeBron James #23 and Austin Reaves #15 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half at Crypto.com Arena on January 15, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

No other NBA team had played more games than the Lakers had over the last 2 ½ months. And it showed during the Lakers’ 116-99 win over the Nets on Friday at Crypto.com Arena. The Lakers’ margin of victory didn’t reflect how competitive the matchup was until the game’s final minutes,

On March 9, the Lakers held the second seed. Barely a few weeks later, they are dangerously close to falling out of the playoff picture.