LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dennis Schroeder scored 14 of a season-high 32 points in the fourth quarter, and the understaffed Los Angeles Lakers thrashed the Miami Heat 112-109 on Wednesday night, presumably LeBron James. overcame the absence of
Russell Westbrook had 21 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as the Lakers recovered from a six-point deficit in the fourth quarter to hold off Miami without a top three scorer. James stayed home with a cold while Anthony Davis and Ronnie Walker were injured.
Thomas Bryant added 21 points and nine rebounds and Schrader was great all the way through. Germany points at the free-throw line in the fourth quarter. His 9-for-9 performance for his guard secured his fourth win in his five games for the Lakers.
Bam Adebayo had 30 points and 13 rebounds and Jimmy Butler had 27 points but missed a 3-point shot at the Heat’s buzzer for the fourth loss in 12 games. Victor Oladipo scored his 12 points.
A week after beating the Lakers in Miami and two days after rallying to beat the Clippers in Los Angeles, Miami took a 6-point lead in the closing stages and couldn’t keep up with the Lakers’ reserves and role players. .
After trailing for most of the first three quarters, Miami seemed to be moving toward victory, but the Lakers rallyed 14-3 and eventually scored Schrader’s three straight with 2:35. I made free throws to win 102-96.
After Adebayo slashed Los Angeles’ lead to one with a putback basket with a minute left, Schrader hit two free throws and scored a hard layup with 20.3 seconds remaining to take a 108-104 lead. .
Adebayo scored another putback with 15.4 seconds remaining, but Austin Reeves found Westbrook on a beautiful inbounds pass for a layup. He hit a pointer, but Schrader hit two more free throws and Butler missed a tough 3-pointer.
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Heat: USC’s Dwayne Dedmon of Lancaster, Calif., scored two points in his return from six games with plantar fasciitis in his left foot. …Tyler Herro was his lowest scoring game since Dec. 12, as he scored nine points on 4-of-14 shooting.
Lakers: Walker missed three straight games, but the team changed the injury designation from a tailbone bruise to a sore left knee. Hamm said the pain was “normal” for a player with Walker’s explosive power and jumping ability… Troy Brown Jr. missed the second half with a quad strain. 2 goals in 14 minutes. … Juan his Toscano his Anderson scored his two goals in 23 minutes in his second start in LA. … Schrader rolled his ankle midway through the fourth quarter, but he stayed in the game.
next
Heat: Friday night in Phoenix.
Lakers: Host Atlanta on Friday night.
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