The Lakers were buried in a barrage of 24 Miami threes, resulting in a troubling loss

Rui Hachimura stopped. Anthony Davis stood up. Tyler Herro has moved. Tyler Herro scored a goal.

After badly embarrassing one game offensively in Minnesota, the Lakers were crushed in the next game in Miami – their body language, their lack of energy and, worst of all, their general lack of willingness to fight – all causes for serious concern .

After winning six straight games, the Lakers gave Orlando a miss at the free throw line. They were embarrassed in the second half against Denver, outclassed by Phoenix, overwhelmed by Oklahoma City and completely destroyed at Minnesota.

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And yet somehow they were never worse than on Wednesday. They looked too old. Too unskilled. Too undisciplined. Too dubious.

The Heat defeated the Lakers 134-93, a new low in a season in which losses are quickly piling up. Miami (10-10) made 24 three-pointers, the third-most ever allowed by a Lakers team.

Lakers coach JJ Redick was wandering helplessly on the sidelines, using up all his angry timeouts. Herro made seven three-pointers in a row at one point in the third quarter, heating up faster than a microwave. Every loose ball went to Miami. Every rebound went to the Heat. Any ounce of momentum has evaded the Lakers, who have now lost five of their last six games by an average of more than 20 points.

“I’m ashamed of the Lakers,” Magic Johnson posted on X during the game.

LeBron James, who was in dire slump down the stretch, found his touch and led the Lakers with 29 points. But everyone else, including Davis, disappeared.

In one of his worst games as a Laker, Davis scored just eight points on three of 14 shots and was regularly beaten off the dribble by Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. He had just seven rebounds and five assists, the Lakers (12-10) were unable to solve Miami double-teams and Davis looked like a player with no answers.

The Lakers, still without Austin Reaves because of a lower back bruise, were only slightly better on offense than defense on Wednesday.

The team shot just 22.7% from three and 43% from the field. Without James and Hachimura, the Lakers were just 19 for 62 (30.6%).

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This story originally appeared in the Los Angeles Times.