[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (6-2) defeat the Miami Heat (2-5), 138-117 behind Luka's 42/7/13

Los Angeles Lakers: What Happened

Fans on r/nba on Reddit were talking about this on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Here is the post:

117 - 138 Box Score: ESPN GAME SUMMARY Location: crypto.com Arena Officials: Nick Buchert, Jacyn Goble, and Jenna Reneau Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total Miami Heat 30 42 21 24 117 Los Angeles Lakers 37 42 32 27 138 TEAM STATS Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK Miami Heat 117 38-75 50.7% 16-41 39.0% 25-35 71.4% 7 34 28 23 7 19 5 Los Angeles Lakers 138 51-89 57.3% 19-43 44.2% 17-24 70.8% 10 41 39 28 8 16 4 PLAYER STATS Miami Heat MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ± Giannis Antetokounmpo F 34:00 30 10-17 0-3 10-15 1 11 12 7 1 2 7 3 -7 Andrew Wiggins F 24:00 7 2-7 2-6 1-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -26 Bam Adebayo C 31:00 16 5-10 1-2 5-7 4 5 9 4 2 2 3 1 -23 Klay Thompson G 27:00 19 7-11 4-7 1-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 -22 Davion Mitchell G 29:00 15 5-5 4-4 1-2 0 0 0 7 0 1 1 2 -13 Bobby Portis F 18:00 2 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 3 -2 Myron Gardner F 01:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 Nikola Jovic F 07:00 2 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 -6 Nick Richards C 01:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 Tim Hardaway Jr. G 19:00 9 3-7 3-7 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Dru Smith G 11:00 3 0-2 0-2 3-4 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 -2 Pelle Larsson G 30:00 9 2-6 1-3 4-4 0 3 3 2 1 0 4 5 0 Ryan Conwell G 08:00 5 2-4 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -5 Simone Fontecchio F 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles Lakers MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ± Jake LaRavia F 26:00 7 3-4 1-1 0-0 3 1 4 2 1 2 4 5 20 Walker Kessler C 32:00 15 7-13 0-0 1-3 4 11 15 2 2 0 1 3 16 Matisse…

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Key Takeaways

• The story: [Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (6-2) defeat the Miami Heat (2-5), 138-117 behind Luka's 42/7/13
• Who’s involved: Los Angeles Lakers, FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK, OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers MIN PTS FGM-A
• League: NBA
• First reported: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 by r/nba on Reddit
• Coverage: 2 outlets are covering it: Yahoo Sports and CBS Sports

How Other Outlets Are Covering It

The same NBA story, as reported by another outlet:

• Luka Doncic reveals intentions for off-day after another 40-burger in Lakers winYahoo Sports Luka Doncic is ballin' right now, and has his sights set on another sport.
• Luka Dončić explains his 'step forward' on defense after five-steal performance vs. RaptorsCBS Sports The Lakers superstar leads the league in scoring, but, on Sunday, his increased defensive effort stood out

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