Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) is congratulated by his teammates on his goal during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Tyler Herro scored 21 of his game-high 31 points in the third quarter as the host Miami Heat defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 134-93 in the NBA on Wednesday night.
The Heat set a franchise record for assists (42) and set a team record for 3-pointers (24).
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LeBron James led the Lakers with 29 points and eight assists against his former team. He made 12 of 18 shots from the floor.
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But Lakers center Anthony Davis, who entered the game ranked seventh in the NBA with a 27.8 scoring average, managed eight points on 3-for-14 shooting.
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Herro set a Heat record for most 3-pointers made in a quarter and made seven in the third.
Tyler Herro scored SEVEN JUST THREE 💦 in the 3Q
Scored 21 PTS in 5:28 🤯 pic.twitter.com/G5z6N7iBgs
– Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 5, 2024
In a nearly three-minute span in the third period, Herro scored 15 straight points, hitting all five of his attempts from beyond the arc. Herro finished the game 9-for-16 on 3-pointers.
Jimmy Butler – who missed Miami’s last game with a knee injury – had 17 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Bam Adebayo scored 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) drives past Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell (1) during the first half of an NBA game at Kaseya Center. Mandatory attribution: Jim Rassol-Imagn Images
Miami trailed early in the first quarter before going on a 14-0 run to take a 17-6 lead with 7:10 left. Miami led 34-26 after one quarter.
The Heat extended their lead to 21 points in the second quarter and took a 69-52 lead into halftime. Miami shot 70 percent from the floor and 4 of 8 on 3-pointers in the second quarter. The Lakers shot 45.5 percent and were just 1 of 7 from deep.
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James led all scorers in the first half with 18 points on 8-for-11 shooting. Adebayo led Miami with 14 points.
Thanks to Herro’s hot hand, the Heat extended their lead to 105-72 by the end of the third period, and Miami rested its starters for most of the fourth period.
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Miami finished the game with a 24-47 record on 3-pointers (51.1 percent), and the Heat had a 52-36 rebounding advantage.
The Lakers shot just 5 of 22 from 3-pointers (22.7 percent) in the loss. –Field level media