The Heat defeated the Lakers 113-107 and reached the top in the East

Butler with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists gave the signal for the — without Laurie and Hiro — Heath, with Duncan Robinson adding 25 points and Caleb Martin adding 15 points.

For the Lakers, who eventually went without Anthony Davis and saw their record fall to 23-24, LeBron James had 33 points and 11 rebounds, Russell Wesbrook had 24 points, and Avery Bradley had 15 points.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 39-25, 69-52, 89-70, 113-107

ΧΙΤ: Tucker 8 (2 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 5 assists), Butler 20 (7/18 shots, 1 3-pointer, 10 rebounds, 12 assists), Adebayo 14 (8 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 errors), Vincent 11 (3/11 shots, 1/5 3-pointers, 6 assists), Robinson 25 (6/11 3-pointers, 5 rebounds), Martin 15 (2), Dentmon 9, Guy 3 (1), Strauss 8 ( 2/7 3-hand)

LAKERS: James 33 (1/8 3-pointers, 11 rebounds), Ariza (0/5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds), Howard, Westbrook 24 (9 rebounds, 9 assists), Bradley 15 (4), Anthony 11 (2nd ), Johnson 7 (1), Ellington 3 (1), Monk 7 (1), Reeves 2, Horton-Tucker 5 (1)