NBA roundup: Doncic shines on his birthday in Lakers win over Warriors

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/doncic-luka/pQ4ZBK0o/"]Doncic[/a] rattled in four three-pointers with six rebounds and eight assists in a dominant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/los-angeles-lakers/ngegZ8bg/"]Lakers[/a] win at San Francisco's Chase Center.[/p][embed guid="d270d69f-6f29-40bf-8ca0-c921d74eac3b" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2027943234404581628?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-lebron/nuIVxFJk/"]LeBron James[/a] backed Doncic with a 22-point haul while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/austin-reaves/xlCMu1nk/"]Austin Reaves[/a] finished with 18 points to give the Lakers a morale-boosting victory after three consecutive losses.[/p][p]The King reached another milestone for his illustrious career, reaching 1,000 career three-pointers made.[/p][p]The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/golden-state-warriors/SxUtXqch/"]Warriors[/a], missing the injured [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/curry-stephen/xx3787qL/"]Stephen Curry[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/butler-jimmy/QFWrt6JU/"]Jimmy Butler[/a], were in damage limitation mode throughout after trailing by 13 points at the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/golden-state-warriors-SxUtXqch/los-angeles-lakers-ngegZ8bg/?mid=6VjD2gvH"]end of the first quarter[/a].[/p][p][b]"We needed a win like this,"[/b] Doncic told ABC television following the victory.[/p][embed guid="f0706033-ad2d-487a-a559-6119a47414e4" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2027934394397126752?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Obviously, they've got Steph out, Jimmy out, but it's still a dangerous game. So that was a great win,"[/b] added Doncic, who turned 27 on Saturday.[/p][p]The Slovenian superstar believes the win can act as a catalyst for the Lakers as they enter the home stretch of the regular season, with Doncic, James and Reaves all fit after various injury absences this season.[/p][p][b]"We'll just go game by game, but the chemistry's going to grow -- I think today was one of the best games we played together,"[/b] Doncic said.[/p][embed guid="920e2c95-7213-47c7-9431-29331f3c3ca1" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2027962555419840838?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Around the league[/h2][p]Bam Adebayo scored 24 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as the Miami Heat beat Houston [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/houston-rockets-Sr9PQALP/miami-heat-CQ7AXnT5/?mid=IZ3Mgben"]115-105[/a] to end the Rockets' three-game NBA winning streak on Saturday.[/p][p]Heat forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/larsson-pelle/tWlj30Aq/"]Pelle Larsson[/a] scored 10 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to help the Heat hang on in a tense final period in which the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/houston-rockets/Sr9PQALP/"]Rockets[/a] were within one with 7:21 remaining.[/p][p]Seven Heat players scored in double figures. That included 18 points from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/herro-tyler/vexEQBs9/"]Tyler Herro[/a] and 12 from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/wiggins-andrew/Aynkhe8Q/"]Andrew Wiggins[/a] - who exited briefly to receive stitches for a laceration inside his mouth.[/p][embed guid="af1b182f-724b-4268-a757-d39328818bdc" url="https://x.com/MiamiHEAT/status/2027883470974836891?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]It was a morale-boosting win for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/miami-heat/CQ7AXnT5/"]Miami[/a], who have struggled for consistency since their four-game winning streak was snapped on January 3rd.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/durant-kevin/pKXcd9rI/"]Kevin Durant[/a] scored 32 points and handed out eight assists, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thompson-amen/MHqT31bM/"]Amen Thompson[/a] added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Rockets, who were coming off a gritty come-from-behind win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-magic/QZMS36Dn/"]Orlando[/a] in which they erased a 19-point deficit.[/p][embed guid="bdf65a25-39f6-42aa-bffd-365667de94ca" url="https://x.com/NBA/status/2027880744215847200?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]In [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/charlotte-hornets/xftMikUg/"]Charlotte[/a], guard [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/miller-brandon/YFBQpEeK/"]Brandon Miller[/a] scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds to propel the Hornets to a fourth straight victory, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/basketball/charlotte-hornets-xftMikUg/portland-trail-blazers-4Awl14c5/?mid=hfmBnslJ"]109-93[/a] over the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/portland-trail-blazers/4Awl14c5/"]Portland Trail Blazers[/a].[/p][p]Miller made six of Charlotte's 16 three-pointers, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/white-coby/hQrM0e6C/"]Coby White[/a], acquired from the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-bulls/bPjc49q0/"]Chicago Bulls[/a] on February 4th, scored 20 points off the bench.[/p][embed guid="71b19cba-80e5-4e8b-92e1-90c202b13527" url="https://x.com/hornets/status/2027832326332293285?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]