Tyler Herro manages to help the Heat to a 41-point win over the Lakers while LeBron James breaks his 3-point drought

Tyler Herro manages to help the Heat to a 41-point win over the Lakers while LeBron James breaks his 3-point drought

Tyler Herro hit seven 3-pointers in the third quarter alone to lead the Heat past the Lakers on Wednesday.

Tyler Herro hit seven 3-pointers in the third quarter alone to lead the Heat past the Lakers on Wednesday. (Jim Rassol/Imagn Images/Reuters)

LeBron James finally made a 3-pointer, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Los Angeles Lakers from falling out of the game again on Wednesday night.

Tyler Herro erupted in the third quarter to help the Miami Heat to a dominant 134-93 win over the Lakers at Kaseya Center on Wednesday. He drained seven 3-pointers in the third quarter alone, a Heat franchise record, and scored 31 points in the win.

After the 29-point defeat against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday evening, it was the Lakers’ second significant defeat in a row. The Lakers, who have lost six of their last eight games, are now 12-10 this season. They have dropped a total of 70 points in their last two games.

“I’m embarrassed. We’re all embarrassed,” Lakers coach JJ Redick said. via Dave McMenamin of ESPN. “It’s not a game where we had the right fight and the right professionalism… There has to be some ownership… This is mine, but there has to be some ownership on the pitch.”

The Heat led for most of the game and took a 17-point lead into the locker room at halftime. However, Herro got them to victory after they outscored the Lakers by 16 points in the third period alone. Herro sank seven 3-pointers, including one over Kesaya Center’s Anthony Davis that looked way too easy.

That basket came amid a lengthy 9-0 run by the Heat that held the Lakers scoreless for nearly three full minutes through the end of the quarter. Herro also outscored the Lakers themselves in the third quarter as they only scored 20 points as a unit while Herro dropped 21 from deep. From there, they simply cruised to a 41-point win.

Herro added five rebounds and four assists to go along with his 31 points for the Heat in the win. He also scored 9 of 16 points from behind the arc. Jimmy Butler added 17 points and nine rebounds and Bam Adebayo finished the game with 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. With the win, the Heat now hold a 10-10 record, which snapped a two-game losing streak.

The only positive takeaway from the Lakers on Wednesday night was that James’ drought behind the arc finally came to an end.

James, who had missed 20 straight shots from the 3-point line in his last five games, finally managed to knock one down from the top of the floor early in the third quarter.

That was the only made 3-pointer James had that night, but it was a historic one. It officially moved him past Kyler Korver and into seventh place on the NBA’s all-time 3-point list. James is still well behind Stephen Curry, who leads the all-time list with more than 3,800 3-point shots made. Mavericks star Klay Thompson ranks sixth with 2,531 3-point shots made.

James finished the Lakers’ loss with a team-high 29 points, eight assists and five rebounds. He shot 12 of 18 from the field and just 1 of 4 from behind the arc. Rui Hachimura added 14 points and D’Angelo Russell finished with 12 points. The Lakers shot just under 23% from the 3-point line as a team.

The Lakers next face the Atlanta Hawks on Friday to complete their four-game road trip.

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