Luka Dončić erupts for 60 as surging LA Lakers extend win streak in Miami

Luka Dončić scored 60 points, LeBron James had a triple-double on a night where he tied the NBA record for games played, and the Los Angeles Lakers pushed their season-best winning streak to eight games with a 134-126 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night.

It tied the second-most points Dončić ever scored in a game, behind a 73-point night against Atlanta in 2024 and matching a 60-point night against New York in 2022. Dončić also broke the record for a Heat opponent, topping the 58-point effort from James Harden for Houston on 28 February 2019.

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