LOS ANGELES (TDR) — Luka Doncic scored 60 points Thursday night in Miami — the most any player has ever put up against the Heat — leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 134-126 road win and their eighth consecutive victory.

James Harden had held the previous record with 58 points for the Houston Rockets on Feb. 28, 2019. Doncic erased it in the third quarter and kept going.

The line:

  • 60 points on 18-30 from the field, 9-17 from three, 15-19 from the free-throw line
  • 7 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 assists
  • 78.2 true shooting percentage

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The Heat actually led 42-29 after the first quarter. Then Doncic happened. The Lakers outscored Miami 38-23 in the third quarter, turning a deficit into a lead they didn’t give back. He finished a +7 on the night.

LeBron James was quietly magnificent alongside him: 19 points, 15 rebounds, and 10 assists for his latest triple-double, shooting 66.7% from the field.

For Miami: Bam Adebayo had 28 points and 10 rebounds in a losing effort. Tyler Herro added 21. The Heat shot 51.1% from the field — a perfectly respectable night that wasn’t close to enough.

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The streak: Eight straight wins. The Lakers are playing the kind of basketball that makes a deep playoff run look plausible. They host the Orlando Magic Saturday with a 57% win probability, per SportRadar.

What does a 60-point road win on an eight-game streak do for where you think this Lakers team lands in June?

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