Game ID: 22400321
Los Angeles Lakers @ Miami Heat
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIA 34 35 36 29 134LAL 26 26 20 21 93
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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.
MIA availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Smith missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 7 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 11/18 after 4, 36 min since (119% of 31)
BACK Rozier back 11/26 after 2, 21 min since (80% of 26)
BACK Burks back 11/18 after 5, 21 min since (119% of 18)
BACK Larsson back 11/18 after 2, 22 min since (156% of 14)
MIA availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Smith missed 3 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 3 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 8 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 11/18 after 4, 33 min since (109% of 31)
BACK Rozier back 11/26 after 2, 23 min since (88% of 26)
BACK Burks back 11/18 after 5, 17 min since (97% of 18)
BACK Larsson back 11/18 after 2, 20 min since (143% of 14)
MIA availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Smith missed 4 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 4 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 9 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Butler III back 11/18 after 4, 34 min since (110% of 31)
BACK Rozier back 11/26 after 2, 23 min since (90% of 26)
BACK Burks back 11/18 after 5, 15 min since (85% of 18)
BACK Larsson back 11/18 after 2, 20 min since (140% of 14)
MIA availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Jović missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Ware missed 2 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Smith missed 5 since 11/24, returns tonight: 21 min (107% of 19)
OUT Richardson missed 5 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 10 since 11/10, returns tonight: 10 min (90% of 12)
BACK Rozier back 11/26 after 2, 25 min since (95% of 26)
NEW Larsson 14 to 22 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Jović missed 5 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Ware missed 3 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 6 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Rozier back 11/26 after 2, 24 min since (93% of 26)
BACK Smith back 12/02 after 5, 21 min since (107% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 12/02 after 10, 10 min since (90% of 12)
MIA availability going into 12/07 · 2 days' restOUT Jović missed 6 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Ware missed 4 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 7 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Smith back 12/02 after 5, 16 min since (85% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 12/02 after 10, 10 min since (83% of 12)
NEW Highsmith 24 to 30 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/08 · back-to-backOUT Jović missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Ware missed 5 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 8 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 2 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Smith back 12/02 after 5, 21 min since (107% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 12/02 after 10, 10 min since (83% of 12)
NEW Highsmith 24 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/12 · 3 days' restOUT Jović missed 8 since 11/26, returns tonight: 24 min (98% of 25)
OUT Ware missed 6 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 9 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 3 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 2 since 12/07, out tonight
BACK Smith back 12/02 after 5, 22 min since (114% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 12/02 after 10, 9 min since (76% of 12)
MIA availability going into 12/16 · 3 days' restOUT Ware missed 7 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 10 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 4 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 3 since 12/07, out tonight
BACK Jović back 12/12 after 8, 24 min since (98% of 25)
BACK Smith back 12/02 after 5, 24 min since (126% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 12/02 after 10, 9 min since (76% of 12)
LAL availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Vanderbilt missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/23 after 4, 23 min since (71% of 32)
BACK Hayes back 11/26 after 6, 17 min since (90% of 19)
NEW Knecht 19 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 12 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/23 after 4, 24 min since (74% of 32)
BACK Hayes back 11/26 after 6, 17 min since (90% of 19)
NEW Knecht 19 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Hayes missed 2 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 13 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/23 after 4, 25 min since (79% of 32)
NEW Knecht 19 to 30 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/02 · back-to-backOUT Hayes missed 3 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 14 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/23 after 4, 28 min since (89% of 32)
NEW Knecht 19 to 28 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/04 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 2 since 12/01, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 4 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 15 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Knecht 19 to 28 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/06 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 3 since 12/01, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 5 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 16 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Knecht 19 to 29 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 4 since 12/01, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 6 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 17 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Knecht 19 to 28 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/13 · 4 days' restOUT Reaves missed 5 since 12/01, returns tonight: 30 min (84% of 35)
OUT Hayes missed 7 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 18 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Vincent 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Knecht 19 to 26 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT James missed 2 since 12/08, returns tonight: 34 min (96% of 35)
OUT Hayes missed 8 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 19 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Reaves back 12/13 after 5, 30 min since (84% of 35)
NEW Vincent 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Knecht 19 to 24 min over the last 5
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 105 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Butler III at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Jović (5 straight), Ware (3 straight), Richardson (6 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 26 from three, 19 free throws a game; Davis at 21 and Russell at 18 a game. Without Reaves (2 straight), Hayes (4 straight), Vanderbilt (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 35 percent from three to the Lakers' 26 and the glass, where the Lakers have been minus-0 a night and Miami minus-5. Call it Miami 111, the Lakers 106.
11/27 @ CHA 98-94 — MIA notes
MIA won 98-94. MIA shot 45% (33 of 73) to CHA's 38%, 14 of 37 from three, and went to the line 22 times to CHA's 8 — 18 points from the stripe to their 3. MIA turned it over 18 times to CHA's 13, and CHA turned those into 10 steals. Herro led with 27 (11 of 22, 4 of 12 from three); Robinson added 22, Jaquez Jr. 11. The hinge was Q2, 24-13: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 20. Butler III was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/29 vs TOR 121-111 — MIA notes
MIA won 121-111. MIA shot 46% (43 of 94) to TOR's 54%, 21 of 54 from three. MIA turned it over 8 times to TOR's 18. The glass went 33-46 against them. Butler III led with 26 (8 of 14, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Herro added 23, Jaquez Jr. 15. The hinge was Q3, 38-23: MIA came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 15. MIA trailed 58-61 at the half and won the second half 63-50. Herro was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
12/01 @ TOR 116-119 — MIA notes
MIA lost 116-119. MIA shot 44% (39 of 88) to TOR's 53%, 15 of 40 from three, and went to the line 28 times to TOR's 20 — 23 points from the stripe to their 15. Herro led with 31 (9 of 16, 6 of 12 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Butler III added 17, Rozier 17. Q4 was theirs, 29-21, the deficit cut from 11 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 98-87 against them. Love's -17 in 10 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/02 @ BOS 89-108 — MIA notes
MIA lost 89-108. MIA shot 36% (31 of 87) to BOS's 44%, 8 of 35 from three, and went to the line 23 times to BOS's 13 — 19 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 44-54 against them. Jaquez Jr. led with 19 (5 of 14, 0 of 3 from three, 9 of 12 at the line); Herro added 19, Adebayo 15. Q4 was theirs, 26-23, the deficit cut from 22 to 19, but the other 3 periods went 85-63 against them. Robinson's -20 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/04 vs LAL 134-93 — MIA notes
MIA won 134-93. MIA shot 58% (52 of 90) to LAL's 42%, 24 of 47 from three, and got to the line 9 times to LAL's 19. The glass went 52-36 for them. Herro led with 31 (11 of 19, 9 of 16 from three); Butler III added 17, Rozier 16. The hinge was Q3, 36-20: a lead of 17 became 33, and the lead reached 43. Highsmith was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
12/07 vs PHX — 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 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Butler III at 16 a game. Without Jović (6 straight), Ware (4 straight), Richardson (7 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 28 and Durant at 22 a game. Without Nurkić (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Miami 113, Phoenix 110, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/08 vs CLE — 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 116 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Butler III at 21 a game. Without Jović (7 straight), Ware (5 straight), Richardson (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mobley at 23 and Mitchell at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Miami wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Miami 113, Cleveland 112, Cleveland keeping it close.
12/12 vs TOR — 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 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Butler III at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Jović (8 straight), Ware (6 straight), Richardson (9 straight). 3 days' rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Barrett at 26 and Barnes at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Quickley (14 straight), Shead (2 straight), Boucher (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 109 a night to Toronto's 119 and the arc, Miami at 40 percent from three to Toronto's 34. Call it Miami 117, Toronto 110.
12/16 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Beasley at 15 a game. 3 days' rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 106, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Adebayo at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Ware (7 straight), Richardson (10 straight), Burks (4 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 106 a night to Detroit's 121 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-5 a night and Detroit minus-2. Call it Miami 114, Detroit 110, Detroit keeping it close.
11/27 @ SAS 119-101 — LAL notes
LAL won 119-101. LAL shot 53% (48 of 90) to SAS's 42%, 13 of 34 from three, and got to the line 10 times to SAS's 16. Knecht led with 20 (8 of 15, 4 of 10 from three); Davis added 19, Russell 17. The hinge was Q1, 32-23: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Russell was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/29 vs OKC 93-101 — LAL notes
LAL lost 93-101. LAL shot 45% (33 of 73) to OKC's 41%, 11 of 38 from three. LAL turned it over 17 times to OKC's 9, and OKC turned those into 12 steals. Knecht led with 20 (7 of 17, 6 of 13 from three); Russell added 17, Davis 15. Q2 was theirs, 24-19, the deficit cut from 8 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 82-69 against them. James's -12 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 @ UTA 105-104 — LAL notes
LAL won 105-104. LAL shot 44% (39 of 88) to UTA's 51%, 7 of 33 from three, and went to the line 25 times to UTA's 16 — 20 points from the stripe to their 10. LAL turned it over 5 times to UTA's 15. Davis led with 33 (13 of 25, 2 of 4 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); James added 27, Hachimura 13. The hinge was Q2, 32-29: LAL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 2. Hood-Schifino was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
12/02 @ MIN 80-109 — LAL notes
LAL lost 80-109. LAL shot 41% (32 of 79) to MIN's 51%, 6 of 31 from three. LAL turned it over 20 times to MIN's 15, and MIN turned those into 11 steals. Russell led with 20 (8 of 12, 4 of 5 from three); Davis added 12, James 10. Q1 was theirs, 20-22, but the other 3 periods went 87-60 against them. James's -28 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/04 @ MIA 93-134 — LAL notes
LAL lost 93-134. LAL shot 42% (37 of 88) to MIA's 58%, 5 of 22 from three, and went to the line 19 times to MIA's 9 — 14 points from the stripe to their 6. The glass went 36-52 against them. James led with 29 (12 of 18, 1 of 4 from three); Hachimura added 14, Russell 12. Q1 was theirs, 26-34, but the other 3 periods went 100-67 against them. Davis's -29 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/06 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Hunter at 22 and Johnson at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Krejčí (2 straight), Nance Jr. (9 straight), Mathews (2 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 27 from three, 18 free throws a game; James at 19 and Davis at 17 a game. Without Reaves (3 straight), Hayes (5 straight), Vanderbilt (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-10 a night and the Lakers minus-3 and the arc, Atlanta at 35 percent from three to the Lakers' 27. Call it Atlanta 117, the Lakers 108.
12/08 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 19 free throws a game; James at 23 and Davis at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Reaves (4 straight), Hayes (6 straight), Vanderbilt (17 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 126, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Simons at 20 and Ayton at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Henderson (4 straight), Thybulle (23 straight), Clingan (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the arc, Portland at 39 percent from three to the Lakers' 28 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 116 a night to Portland's 126. Call it the Lakers 115, Portland 112, Portland keeping it close.
12/13 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 91, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Edwards at 20 and Randle at 16 a game. 4 days' rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 24 a game. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Reaves (5 straight), Hayes (7 straight), Vanderbilt (18 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 91 a night to the Lakers' 116 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-4 a night and the Lakers minus-8. Call it Minnesota 113, the Lakers 102, Minnesota by 11.
12/15 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without James (2 straight), Hayes (8 straight), Vanderbilt (19 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Morant at 25 and Jackson Jr. at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Kennard (4 straight), Edey (12 straight), Williams Jr. (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Memphis at 39 percent from three to the Lakers' 32 and the glass, where Memphis has been minus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-6. Call it Memphis 118, the Lakers 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MIABA B. Adebayo
BU Butler
DR D. Robinson
DS D. Smith
HH H. Highsmith
JB J. Butler III
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
KJ K. Johnson
KL K. Love
PL P. Larsson
TB T. Bryant
TH T. Herro
TR T. Rozier
LALAD A. Davis
AT A. Traoré
CK C. Koloko
CR C. Reddish
DK D. Knecht
DR D. Russell
GV G. Vincent
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
ML M. Lewis
RH R. Hachimura
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
Herro scores 31, Heat roll past LeBron and struggling Lakers 134-93
MIAMI -- — Tyler Herro scored 21 of his 31 points in the third quarter and the Miami Heat set a franchise record for assists in beating the Los Angeles Lakers 134-93 on Wednesday night.
The Heat had 42 assists, one more than the previous mark of 41 against Portland on March 29. They tied another franchise record with 24 3-pointers, and the 41-point margin of victory was the third-biggest in team history.
Jimmy Butler scored 17 points and Bam Adebayo had 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Heat.
LeBron James scored 29 points for the Lakers, who have lost six of eight — their last two by a combined 70 points. Rui Hachimura added 14 for the Lakers.
Takeaways Lakers: James made 12 of 18 shots, snapping a six-game streak of him shooting less than 50%. The last time he had such a streak exceeding six games was his rookie season, 2003-04 (he has streaks of eight and 12 games of shooting below 50% that year).
Heat: Miami led by as many as 43 points, by far its biggest lead of the season. The Heat led Washington by 24 points on Nov. 2.
Key moment More history for James — his 3-pointer with 8:55 left in the third quarter was the 2,451st of his career, breaking a tie with Kyle Korver for No. 7 all-time.
Key stat Herro had seven 3-pointers in the third quarter, tying the Heat record for any quarter. Duncan Robinson had seven in a second quarter against Cleveland on Nov. 20, 2019. The previous Heat record for a third quarter was six, by now-Lakers guard Gabe Vincent on Jan. 28, 2022.
Up next The Lakers close their four-game trip Friday in Atlanta. The Heat host Phoenix on Saturday, the second game of a four-game homestand.