MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 21 of his 31 points in the third quarter and the Miami Heat set a franchise record for assists as they beat the Los Angeles Lakers 134-93 on Wednesday night.

The Heat had 42 assists, one more than their previous mark of 41 against Portland on March 29. They set another franchise record with 24 3-pointers and the winning margin of 41 points was the third largest 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 – the 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 in which he shot less than 50%. The last time he had such a streak of more than six games was his rookie season in 2003-04 (that year he had a streak of eight and 12 games with a shooting percentage under 50%).

Heat: Miami leads by as many as 43 points, by far its largest lead of the season. The Heat led Washington by 24 points on November 2nd.

Key moment

More history for James – his 3-pointer with 8:55 left in the third quarter was his 2,451st. of his career, breaking a tie with Kyle Korver for No. 7 all-time.

Key statistics

Herro had seven 3-pointers in the third quarter, tying the Heat record for all quarters. Duncan Robinson had seven in a second quarter against Cleveland on November 20, 2019. The previous Heat record for a third quarter was six, now set by Lakers guard Gabe Vincent on January 28, 2022.

Next

The Lakers end their four-game trip on Friday in Atlanta. The Heat host Phoenix on Saturday, the second game of a four-game homestand.

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