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Lakers lack 'right fight' in worst defeat of season
The Straits Times
|December 06, 2024
LOS ANGELES - Coach J.J. Redick said everyone is "embarrassed" as the Miami Heat humbled LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 134-93 on Dec 4, leaving the Lakers looking for answers after their biggest defeat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) season.
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Miami guard Tyler Herro scored 21 of his 31 points in the third quarter and finished with nine of the Heat's franchise record-equalling 24 three-pointers.
Jimmy Butler added 17 points and Bam Adebayo had 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Heat (10-10), who set a franchise record with 42 assists as they kept their offense firing against the lethargic Lakers.
The Heat were already up by 17 at halftime, but Herro erupted in the third quarter, draining seven three-pointers to match the Heat record for most in a period.
"We came into this game with great energy, and you see what happened," Adebayo said.
The Lakers, coming off a 29-point loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Dec 2, looked listless on both ends of the floor.
This story is from the December 06, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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