A complete loss for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Miami Heat, when in all 4 quarters, LeBron James and the whole team let the opponent score more points.
LeBron James finally had his first 3-pointer after 4 consecutive games of “no shot” with 0-19 3PT.
The Los Angeles Lakers captain scored 29 points with 8 assists, shot 12-18 FG and had 4-4 FT in 29 minutes of play. However, LeBron’s return to form still did not mean a victory for the Lakers.
To extend the disappointing away match streak in the past few days, coach JJ Redick’s team just suffered the heaviest defeat since the beginning of the season, losing to Miami Heat with a difference of… 41 points.
Despite LeBron James’ “open fire”, Los Angeles Lakers still lost to Miami Heat by 41 points
A complete loss for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Miami Heat. Through all 4 quarters, LeBron James and the whole team let the opponent score more points.
The “finishing blow” was launched by Miami Heat in the 3rd quarter with Tyler Herro as the main player. The 2000-born shooter alone made 7 successful 3-pointers in 12 minutes, scoring more points than the entire Lakers team combined (Herro scored 21 points, the entire Lakers team scored 20 points).
From a 17-point gap in the first half, the Heat doubled the advantage to 34 points at the end of the third quarter before winning the final 134-93.
According to ESPN, Tyler Herro’s seven 3-pointers in the third quarter equaled the Miami Heat record for most 3-pointers in a quarter.Besides Tyler Herro’s 31 points with 9-16 3PT (11-19 FG), Miami Heat also had Jimmy Butler’s 17 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Terry Rozier’s 16 points and bigman Bam Adebayo’s 14 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.
This consistent performance helped the Heat break their two-game losing streak, and also “gifted” the Lakers their sixth loss in their last eight appearances. In the last two games alone, coach JJ Redick’s purple and yellow team lost by a total of 70 points.
“I was really disappointed and embarrassed. I think the whole team was,” JJ Redick told ESPN at the post-game press conference.
“The team did not show fighting spirit, nor did they show professionalism. I take responsibility for this defeat, but on the field, the players also need to show responsibility.”
LeBron James breaks 3-point streak, moves up in NBA’s all-time 3-point list
It’s hard to find anything positive in a 41-point loss. But if there’s one bright spot, it’s LeBron James.
The player who will turn 40 later this month scored 29 points (12-18 FG), had 8 assists and 5 rebounds. In addition, James broke a streak of 4 consecutive games without a 3-point shot with a successful shot in the 3rd quarter, which was also his only long-range shot of the game.
In addition to breaking a streak of more than 20 consecutive missed 3-pointers, the above shot also helped LeBron James surpass former player Kyle Korver, climbing to 7th place on the list of all-time 3-point shooters in the NBA.
List of top-10 NBA 3-point shooters of all time:
(as of December 5, 2024)
Class
Player
Number of 3-pointers
Note
1
Stephen Curry
3814
Still playing
2
James Harden
3007
Still playing
3
Ray Allen
2973
Retired
4
Damian Lillard
2670
Still playing
5
Reggie Miller
2560
Retired
6
Klay Thompson
2531
Still playing
7
LeBron James
2451
Still playing
8
Kyle Korver
2450
Retired
9
Vince Carter
2290
Retired
10
Jason Terry
2282
Retired
LeBron now has 2,451 successful 3-pointers, surpassing Korver’s 2,450 and pushing his former teammate to 8th place. At the top of the all-time 3-point list, James now ranks below Klay Thompson, legend Reggie Miller, Damian Lillard, former 3-point star Ray Allen, James Harden and leader Stephen Curry.
