Lakers extended their win streak to 7 games with a 95-80 win over the Heat

The Los Angeles Lakers extended their win streak to seven games — and NBA-best record to 7-1 — with a 95-80 win over the Miami Heat on Friday at Staples Center behind yet another dominant performance from their superstar duo of Anthony Davis and LeBron James. In 35 minutes Davis tallied a 26 points on an efficient 11-17 shooting to go along with 9 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. However, it was James that will likely get the game ball after making history again his former team.

With 25 points on Friday, James became just the third player in NBA history to have at least 1,000 games with 20 more points. The other players? Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, two players that also donned the purple and gold during their illustrious careers, although the former obviously didn’t have as much success in Los Angeles as the latter.

Outside of their superstar duo, the Lakers got the best minutes they’ve gotten from JaVale McGee all season, as he scored 9 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. He picked up the slack from Dwight Howard, who finished the game without a block for the first time this season