Game ID: 22400570
Miami Heat @ Los Angeles Lakers
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 34 20 29 34 117MIA 38 28 19 23 108
LAL vs MIA ScoutingLAL vs MIA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAL availability going into 1/03 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 2 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 27 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 18 min since (96% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/05 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 3 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 28 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 14 min since (76% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 4 since 12/31, returns tonight: 24 min (114% of 21)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 29 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (61% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/13 · 5 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 30 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 24 min since (114% of 21)
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (62% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 31 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 2 since 1/07, returns tonight: 6 min (52% of 11)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 21 min since (98% of 21)
BACK Hayes back 1/02 after 15, 12 min since (63% of 19)
NEW Christie 25 to 33 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 32 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 22 min since (106% of 21)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 6 min since (52% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 22 min (75% of 29)
OUT Reddish missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 33 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 24 min since (114% of 21)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 7 min since (60% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 3 since 1/15, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 34 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 22 min since (75% of 29)
BACK Vincent back 1/07 after 4, 24 min since (113% of 21)
BACK Milton back 1/15 after 2, 7 min since (60% of 11)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Reddish missed 4 since 1/15, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 18)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 35 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Milton missed 2 since 1/19, returns tonight: 3 min (31% of 11)
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/19 after 2, 22 min since (75% of 29)
NEW Christie 25 to 31 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT Butler III missed 2 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 21 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Larsson back 1/02 after 2, 6 min since (40% of 14)
NEW Rozier 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 27 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 3 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 22 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 5 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Larsson back 1/02 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 14)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 4 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 23 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 6 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Larsson back 1/02 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 14)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 32 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 5 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 24 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 7 since 1/01, returns tonight: 15 min (141% of 11)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 34 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 6 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 25 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Love back 1/13 after 7, 15 min since (141% of 11)
NEW Rozier 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Highsmith 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 34 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 7 since 1/04, returns tonight: 33 min (108% of 31)
OUT Richardson missed 26 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 2 since 1/13, returns tonight: 2 min (17% of 14)
BACK Love back 1/13 after 7, 15 min since (141% of 11)
NEW Jović 25 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Highsmith 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 30 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Richardson missed 27 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 1/17 after 7, 33 min since (108% of 31)
BACK Larsson back 1/17 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 14)
NEW Jović 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/21 · 1 day's restOUT Richardson missed 28 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 2 since 1/17, returns tonight: 13 min (76% of 18)
OUT Love missed 3 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 1/17 after 7, 30 min since (100% of 31)
BACK Larsson back 1/17 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 14)
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 26 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 1/23 · 1 day's restOUT Richardson missed 29 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 4 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 1/17 after 7, 29 min since (96% of 31)
BACK Burks back 1/21 after 2, 13 min since (76% of 18)
BACK Larsson back 1/17 after 2, 7 min since (46% of 14)
NEW Jović 25 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Jaquez Jr. 20 to 26 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; James at 25 and Davis at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Vanderbilt (31 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 104, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Adebayo at 16 a game. Without Butler III (6 straight), Richardson (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 104 a night to the Lakers' 114. Call it Miami 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/03 vs ATL 119-102 — LAL notes
LAL won 119-102. LAL shot 49% (43 of 88) to ATL's 41%, 13 of 30 from three, and went to the line 25 times to ATL's 18 — 20 points from the stripe to their 14. LAL turned it over 18 times to ATL's 8, and ATL turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 56-39 for them. L. James led with 30 (13 of 20, 2 of 5 from three); Reaves added 20, Davis 18. The hinge was Q4, 23-16: a lead of 10 became 17. Reaves was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
1/05 @ HOU 115-119 — LAL notes
LAL lost 115-119. LAL shot 49% (38 of 78) to HOU's 47%, 16 of 36 from three, and went to the line 28 times to HOU's 19 — 23 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 39-49 against them. Davis led with 30 (10 of 18, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Reaves added 21, James 21. Q3 was theirs, 40-24, the deficit cut from 18 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 95-75 against them.
1/07 @ DAL 97-118 — LAL notes
LAL lost 97-118. LAL shot 45% (34 of 75) to DAL's 52%, 11 of 35 from three, and went to the line 24 times to DAL's 14 — 18 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 33-44 against them. Davis led with 21 (7 of 18, 7 of 9 at the line); James added 18, Reaves 15. Q1 was theirs, 27-24, but the other 3 periods went 94-70 against them. Reaves's -25 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/13 vs SAS 102-126 — LAL notes
LAL lost 102-126. LAL shot 45% (39 of 87) to SAS's 53%, 14 of 44 from three. LAL turned it over 19 times to SAS's 10, and SAS turned those into 16 steals. Davis led with 30 (13 of 18, 2 of 5 from three); James added 18, Reaves 12. Q2 was theirs, 36-25, turning a 2-point deficit into a 9-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 101-66 against them. They led by as many as 11. Davis's -21 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 vs MIA 117-108 — LAL notes
LAL won 117-108. LAL shot 52% (47 of 90) to MIA's 53%, 13 of 34 from three. LAL turned it over 6 times to MIA's 19. Hachimura led with 23 (9 of 15, 2 of 5 from three); James added 22, Davis 22. The hinge was Q4, 34-23: LAL came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 9. LAL trailed 54-66 at the half and won the second half 63-42. James was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/17 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Davis at 24 and James at 22 a game. Without Vanderbilt (32 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 118, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Clowney at 13 and K. Johnson at 13 a game. Without Thomas (7 straight), Watford (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Lakers at 37 percent from three to Brooklyn's 32. Call it the Lakers 115, Brooklyn 108.
1/19 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 98, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight), Reddish (2 straight), Vanderbilt (33 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 98 a night to the Lakers' 114 and the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-7. Call it the Clippers 114, the Lakers 104, the Clippers by 10.
1/21 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; James at 22 and Davis at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Reddish (3 straight), Vanderbilt (34 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 126, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Poole at 20 and Kuzma at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Brogdon (8 straight), Holmes (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 114 a night to Washington's 126 and the line, where Washington takes 26 free throws a game to the Lakers' 18. Call it the Lakers 117, Washington 110.
1/23 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Davis at 24 and James at 23 a game. Without Reddish (4 straight), Vanderbilt (35 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Tatum at 23 and Porziņģis at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 111, the Lakers 110, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/07 @ GSW 114-98 — MIA notes
MIA won 114-98. MIA shot 47% (43 of 91) to GSW's 41%, 16 of 40 from three, and went to the line 17 times to GSW's 5 — 12 points from the stripe to their 4. Jović led with 20 (8 of 17, 2 of 8 from three); Adebayo added 19, Jaquez Jr. 18. The hinge was Q4, 30-20: a lead of 6 became 16, and the lead reached 20. Jović was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/09 @ UTA 97-92 — MIA notes
MIA won 97-92. MIA shot 40% (36 of 91) to UTA's 40%, 14 of 50 from three. Herro led with 23 (7 of 16, 4 of 9 from three); Jaquez Jr. added 20, Adebayo 15. The hinge was Q2, 26-14: MIA came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 5. Jović was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
1/11 @ POR 119-98 — MIA notes
MIA won 119-98. MIA shot 48% (44 of 92) to POR's 38%, 19 of 44 from three. MIA turned it over 10 times to POR's 16. Herro led with 32 (11 of 22, 7 of 14 from three); Jović added 21, Highsmith 14. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: a lead of 6 became 18, and the lead reached 24. Jović was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/13 @ LAC 98-109 — MIA notes
MIA lost 98-109. MIA shot 39% (33 of 85) to LAC's 48%, 17 of 52 from three, and went to the line 18 times to LAC's 10 — 15 points from the stripe to their 6. Herro led with 32 (9 of 20, 4 of 13 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Ware added 19, Rozier 11. Q1 was theirs, 35-28, but the other 3 periods went 81-63 against them. They led by as many as 13. Jović's -16 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 @ LAL 108-117 — MIA notes
MIA lost 108-117. MIA shot 53% (39 of 73) to LAL's 52%, 16 of 36 from three. MIA turned it over 19 times to LAL's 6, and LAL turned those into 12 steals. Herro led with 34 (12 of 18, 7 of 12 from three); Jović added 12, Highsmith 12. Q2 was theirs, 28-20, but the other 3 periods went 97-80 against them. They led by as many as 14. Highsmith's -14 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/17 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 103, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Herro at 27 and Adebayo at 14 a game. Without Butler III (7 straight), Richardson (26 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 107, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murray at 22 and Jokić at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-10 a night and Miami minus-2 and the line, where Denver takes 23 free throws a game to Miami's 16. Call it Miami 112, Denver 111, Denver keeping it close.
1/19 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 16 free throws a game; Herro at 29 and Adebayo at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Richardson (27 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 18 and Vassell at 17 a game. Without Sochan (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 110 a night to San Antonio's 121. Call it Miami 114, San Antonio 110, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/21 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 15 free throws a game; Herro at 28 and Jović at 14 a game. Without Richardson (28 straight), Burks (2 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Henderson at 21 and Sharpe at 18 a game. Without Thybulle (42 straight), Clingan (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 40 percent from three to Portland's 33 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 17 times a game to Miami's 13. Call it Miami 116, Portland 108.
1/23 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Lillard at 25 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Wright (2 straight). 3 days' rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 14 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Ware at 16 a game. Without Richardson (29 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the line, where Milwaukee takes 28 free throws a game to Miami's 14. Call it Milwaukee 117, Miami 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MIAAB A. Burks
BA B. Adebayo
DR D. Robinson
HH H. Highsmith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
KW K. Ware
NJ N. Jović
TH T. Herro
TR T. Rozier
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
DK D. Knecht
GV G. Vincent
JH J. Hayes
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
RH R. Hachimura
SM S. Milton
MIA/LAL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Hachimura and Davis help Lakers end 3-game skid with a 117-108 win over the Heat
LOS ANGELES -- — Rui Hachimura scored 23 points and Anthony Davis had 22 points and 11 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers snapped a three-game skid with a 117-108 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
LeBron James finished with 22 points and nine assists and Austin Reaves added 14 points and 14 rebounds as the Lakers won for the first time since having two games postponed due to the deadly wildfires in Southern California.
Tyler Herro shot 7 for 12 from 3-point distance and scored 34 points for the Heat, who lost both games of a Los Angeles swing after falling to the Clippers on Monday. Haywood Highsmith and Nikola Jovic each scored 12 points.
The Lakers trailed by 12 points at the break and moved in front at 88-87 with 10:47 remaining after going on a 15-4 run.
Takeaways Heat: Miami went 3-3 on its West Coast trip without Jimmy Butler , who has now completed his seven-game suspension for what the team called “conduct detrimental to the team."
Lakers: The three-game losing streak that ended Wednesday matched the team’s longest of the season. Two other three-game skids came when Los Angeles went 2-7 from Nov. 21-Dec. 6.
Key moment The Lakers’ Jaxson Hayes came away with a steal, fed the ball to Reaves near half court to start a fast break then trailed the play to score on a dunk off a feed from Reaves and give Los Angeles a 90-87 lead with 10:27 remaining.
Key stat Herro was 7 of 8 from the floor in the first half, including 5 of 5 from 3-point range and 3 for 3 from the line, for 22 points.
Up next The Heat host the Denver Nuggets on Friday. The Lakers host the Brooklyn Nets on Friday.