Game ID: 22500155
Miami Heat @ Los Angeles Lakers
Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 43 34 25 28 130MIA 36 27 35 22 120
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 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
LAL availability going into 10/27 · back-to-backOUT Hayes missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
NEW Hachimura 30 to 36 min over the last 3
NEW Ayton 27 to 34 min over the last 3
LAL availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Dončić missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 3 since 10/24, returns tonight: 13 min (71% of 18)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 36 min over the last 4
NEW Ayton 27 to 34 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Dončić missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 39 min (108% of 36)
OUT Smart missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 35 min (118% of 29)
OUT Vincent missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Hayes back 10/29 after 3, 13 min since (71% of 18)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Ayton 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 23 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 10/31 after 3, 39 min since (108% of 36)
BACK Smart back 10/31 after 2, 35 min since (118% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 10/29 after 3, 18 min since (100% of 18)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Vanderbilt 17 to 23 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backOUT Vincent missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 10/31, returns tonight: 27 min (247% of 11)
OUT Kleber missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 10/31 after 3, 39 min since (108% of 36)
BACK Smart back 10/31 after 2, 31 min since (105% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 10/29 after 3, 23 min since (127% of 18)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 24 to 31 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Vincent missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 10/31 after 3, 39 min since (108% of 36)
BACK Smart back 10/31 after 2, 31 min since (106% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 10/29 after 3, 20 min since (113% of 18)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/03 after 2, 27 min since (247% of 11)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 24 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/08 · 2 days' restOUT Reaves missed 2 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Vincent missed 6 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Kleber missed 6 since 10/27, returns tonight: 14 min (140% of 10)
BACK Dončić back 10/31 after 3, 40 min since (111% of 36)
BACK Smart back 10/31 after 2, 32 min since (108% of 29)
BACK Hayes back 10/29 after 3, 19 min since (107% of 18)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/03 after 2, 17 min since (153% of 11)
NEW Hachimura 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW LaRavia 24 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Reaves missed 3 since 11/03, returns tonight: 29 min (84% of 35)
OUT Vincent missed 7 since 10/27, out tonight
BACK Dončić back 10/31 after 3, 36 min since (101% of 36)
BACK Smart back 10/31 after 2, 30 min since (101% of 29)
BACK Smith Jr. back 11/03 after 2, 19 min since (174% of 11)
BACK Kleber back 11/08 after 6, 14 min since (140% of 10)
NEW LaRavia 24 to 31 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
MIA availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
MIA availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restNEW Jović 17 to 25 min over the last 3
MIA availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restNEW Jović 17 to 24 min over the last 4
MIA availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Powell missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
MIA availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backOUT Powell missed 3 since 10/28, returns tonight: 28 min (96% of 30)
MIA availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restBACK Powell back 11/03 after 3, 28 min since (96% of 30)
MIA availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restBACK Powell back 11/03 after 3, 29 min since (99% of 30)
MIA availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backOUT Jakučionis missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Powell back 11/03 after 3, 29 min since (97% of 30)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 32 free throws a game; Reaves at 33 and Hachimura at 17 a game. Without Vincent (3 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Adebayo at 23 a game. Without Powell (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 32 free throws a game to Miami's 23 and the arc, Miami at 41 percent from three to the Lakers' 34. Call it Miami 120, the Lakers 117, the Lakers keeping it close.
10/26 @ SAC 127-120 — LAL notes
LAL won 127-120. LAL shot 49% (39 of 80) to SAC's 45%, 8 of 25 from three, and went to the line 46 times to SAC's 18 — 41 points from the stripe to their 12. Reaves led with 51 (12 of 22, 6 of 10 from three, 21 of 22 at the line); Ayton added 22, Hachimura 18. The hinge was Q1, 36-27: from level to 9 ahead. Reaves was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
10/27 vs POR 108-122 — LAL notes
LAL lost 108-122. LAL shot 47% (40 of 86) to POR's 46%, 7 of 27 from three, and went to the line 26 times to POR's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 14. LAL turned it over 23 times to POR's 18, and POR turned those into 12 steals. Reaves led with 41 (13 of 22, 3 of 8 from three, 12 of 14 at the line); Hachimura added 16, Ayton 16. Q2 was theirs, 27-29, but the other 3 periods went 93-81 against them. LaRavia's -27 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 @ MIN 116-115 — LAL notes
LAL won 116-115. LAL shot 54% (45 of 83) to MIN's 50%, 11 of 31 from three. Reaves led with 28 (9 of 24, 3 of 11 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); LaRavia added 27, Hachimura 17. The hinge was Q3, 35-28: a lead of 4 became 11, and the lead reached 20.
10/31 @ MEM 117-112 — LAL notes
LAL won 117-112. LAL shot 51% (39 of 76) to MEM's 44%, 13 of 38 from three, and went to the line 33 times to MEM's 19 — 26 points from the stripe to their 16. Dončić led with 44 (14 of 27, 6 of 15 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); Reaves added 21, LaRavia 13. The hinge was Q3, 34-22: the deficit went from 14 to 2. LAL trailed 55-69 at the half and won the second half 62-43. Reaves was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/02 vs MIA 130-120 — LAL notes
LAL won 130-120. LAL shot 51% (48 of 95) to MIA's 51%, 15 of 46 from three, and got to the line 23 times to MIA's 36. Dončić led with 29 (9 of 22, 1 of 11 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Reaves added 26, LaRavia 25. The hinge was Q1, 43-36: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Hayes was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/03 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Avdija at 23 and Grant at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Henderson (6 straight), Cissoko (2 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 32 from three, 30 free throws a game; Reaves at 33 and Ayton at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Vincent (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Portland wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Portland 122, the Lakers 116.
11/05 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 52 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Reaves at 29 and Ayton at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Vincent (5 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 29 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 24 and Castle at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Kornet (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-12 a night and the Lakers minus-2. Call it the Lakers 117, San Antonio 116, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/08 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Johnson at 21 and Alexander-Walker at 19 a game. Without Young (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Reaves at 25 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Reaves (2 straight), Vincent (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Lakers 117, Atlanta 116, Atlanta keeping it close.
11/10 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; Bridges at 22 and Knueppel at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Miller (7 straight), Ball (3 straight), Williams (2 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Ayton at 18 a game. Without Reaves (3 straight), Vincent (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-10 a night and the Lakers plus-1. Call it the Lakers 118, Charlotte 117, Charlotte keeping it close.
10/24 @ MEM 146-114 — MIA notes
MIA won 146-114. MIA shot 54% (55 of 102) to MEM's 40%, 19 of 40 from three, and got to the line 22 times to MEM's 28. The glass went 57-41 for them. Adebayo led with 24 (8 of 19, 4 of 8 from three); Jović added 20, Ware 19. The hinge was Q2, 42-22: a lead of 19 became 39, and the lead reached 45. Jaquez Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +43.
10/26 vs NYK 115-107 — MIA notes
MIA won 115-107. MIA shot 46% (38 of 83) to NYK's 39%, 13 of 37 from three, and went to the line 31 times to NYK's 21 — 26 points from the stripe to their 16. Powell led with 29 (7 of 15, 3 of 6 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Adebayo added 19, Jaquez Jr. 17. The hinge was Q2, 33-27: MIA came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 3, and the lead reached 18. Jaquez Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
10/28 vs CHA 144-117 — MIA notes
MIA won 144-117. MIA shot 54% (52 of 96) to CHA's 44%, 20 of 45 from three. MIA turned it over 11 times to CHA's 17. Jaquez Jr. led with 28 (9 of 14, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Adebayo added 26, Wiggins 21. The hinge was Q2, 39-26: a lead of 3 became 16, and the lead reached 29. Jaquez Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +43.
10/30 @ SAS 101-107 — MIA notes
MIA lost 101-107. MIA shot 43% (39 of 90) to SAS's 44%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 20 fouls committed. Adebayo led with 31 (12 of 27, 4 of 13 from three); Wiggins added 24, Fontecchio 18. Q4 was theirs, 29-20, the deficit cut from 15 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 87-72 against them. Ware's -20 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ LAL 120-130 — MIA notes
MIA lost 120-130. MIA shot 51% (43 of 84) to LAL's 51%, 9 of 33 from three, and went to the line 36 times to LAL's 23 — 25 points from the stripe to their 19. Jaquez Jr. led with 31 (11 of 16, 9 of 13 at the line); Adebayo added 17, Larsson 17. Q3 was theirs, 35-25, the deficit cut from 14 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 105-85 against them. Wiggins's -15 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/03 @ 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 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Harden at 22 a game. Without Sanders (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Adebayo at 23 and Jaquez Jr. at 20 a game. Without Powell (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 117, Miami 116, Miami keeping it close.
11/05 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Murray at 24 and Jokić at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Jones (2 straight), Pickett (2 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Adebayo at 24 and Jaquez Jr. at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-7 a night and Miami minus-4 and the arc, Miami at 39 percent from three to Denver's 33. Call it Denver 122, Miami 115.
11/07 vs CHA — 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 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Adebayo at 20 and Wiggins at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Bridges at 23 and Ball at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Miller (6 straight), Ball (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-6 a night and Miami minus-8 and the turnovers, Charlotte giving it away 17 times a game to Miami's 14. Call it Miami 122, Charlotte 117.
11/08 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 116 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Powell at 23 and Wiggins at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Jakučionis (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Avdija at 25 and Grant at 19 a game. Without Henderson (8 straight), Thybulle (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-0 a night and Miami minus-11 and the line, where Portland takes 27 free throws a game to Miami's 22. Call it Miami 119, Portland 118, Portland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAR A. Reaves
BJ B. James
DK D. Knecht
DO Doncic
JH J. Hayes
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Vanderbilt
LD L. Dončić
MS M. Smart
RH R. Hachimura
MIAAW A. Wiggins
BA B. Adebayo
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Smith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
JO Jovic
KW K. Ware
NJ N. Jović
PL P. Larsson
SF S. Fontecchio
LAL/MIA 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
LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, Austin Reaves scored 26 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat 130-120 on Sunday night to extend their winning streak to three games.
Jamie Jaquez Jr. scored 31 points for the Heat and Bam Adebayo and Pelle Larsson added 17 points each.
The Heat never led. The Lakers jumped to a 8-0 lead and led by 18 points in the first half.
Jake LaRavia had 25 points off the bench for LA and Jaxson Hayes scored a season-high 15 points. He made all seven of his shots and his first 3-pointer as a Laker.
LaRavia had a big left-handed dunk early in the fourth quarter and Reaves set him up in the fourth quarter with an alley-oop pass that led to another dunk and a 118-110 lead with just under five minutes left.
The Lakers again played short-handed. LeBron James has yet to play this season because of sciatica on his right side and DeAndre Ayton was out with back spasms. James is targeted to return this month.
He got up off the bench when his son Bronny James converted a dunk off an alley-oop pass from Reaves in the first quarter. Reaves was setting up his teammates nicely and finished with 11 assists.
LA's Marcus Smart earned his 1,000th career steal.
Dodgers owner Mark Walter sat courtside one day after the Dodgers won the World Series in Game 7 in Toronto. It’s been a big week for Walter, who also finalized the purchase of a majority stake in the Lakers.