Luka Doncic scores 60, LeBron James has triple-double in Lakers win
Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Miami Heat behind Luka Doncic's best scoring performance as a Laker. Here's how much he scored.
NBA leading-scorer Luka Doncic put on another epic performance of bucket-getting in the Los Angeles Lakers ' 134-126 win against the Miami Heat on March 19. Doncic dropped 60 points in South Beach, the third-highest scoring output of his career and the most he's scored since being traded to the Lakers in February 2025. Doncic, who averages 33 points per game, had his onslaught performance just weeks after Heat center Bam Adebayo scored 83 points , the second-most points scored in an NBA game, in the same arena.
Luka Magic was on full display at Kaseya Center in Miami as the MVP candidate shot 18-of-30 from the field, connecting on 9-of-17 long-distance shots. He shot 15-of-19 from the free-throw line. He added seven rebounds, three assists and was even locked in defensively, grabbing five steals.
Lakers climbed to 45-25 and have the third-best record in the Western Conference behind the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder. According to the latest Kia MVP Ladder on NBA. com, Doncic is ranked fourth for Most Valuable Player.
However, Doncic wasn't the only Laker to have himself a historic night. MORE: Did tanking and free-throw tactics ruin Bam Adebayo's historic 83-point game? LeBron James crowned NBA iron man as notches triple-double LeBron James, the longest-tenured Laker, notched a triple-double, alongside Doncic's 60-point game in the win against James' former team.