Lakers vs. Heat score, results: Jimmy Butler propels Miami to victory in Game 5 thriller

With the Heat’s season on the line, Jimmy Butler delivered a superstar performance and led Miami to a 111-108 win over the Lakers in Friday night’s Game 5.

The All-Star forward totaled 35 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists and five steals, and he nearly played the full 48 minutes. Butler went toe-to-toe down the stretch with LeBron James, who had 40 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and three steals in the loss.

“Every young player coming into this league should study footage on Jimmy Butler,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “The definition of a two-way player, competing on both ends.”

Sporting News provided live updates from Game 5 between the Lakers and Heat. Check out all of the highlights you missed right here.

Lakers vs. Heat score Game 5 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Score Lakers 24 32 26 26 108 Heat 25 35 28 23 111 Lakers vs. Heat live updates, highlights from Game 5

(All times Eastern)

Final: Heat 111, Lakers 108

11:40 p.m. — Danny Green misses a good look. Markieff Morris grabs the offensive rebound and… THROWS IT AWAY. Tyler Herro sinks his free throws, and a LeBron James heave falls innocently to the floor. The Heat win an instant classic and extend the series.

11:35 p.m. — Jimmy Butler drives to the basket, draws the foul and calmly drains both free throws. Heat 109, Lakers 108 with 16.8 seconds left.

11:30 p.m. — LeBron James and Jimmy Butler are incredible. Heat 107, Lakers 106 with 46.7 seconds on the clock.

11:20 p.m. — Kentavious Caldwell-Pope from deep… bang. The Lakers have the lead with just over six minutes left.

11:10 p.m. — Someone put Duncan Robinson in an ice bath after this one.

End of third quarter: Heat 88, Lakers 82

11 p.m. — X-factor alert! Duncan Robinson has 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field. A big four-point play keeps the Heat ahead going into the final frame.

10:45 p.m. — OUCH. Jimmy Butler takes a hard shot to the head from Dwight Howard. That’s a flagrant-one foul. Butler shakes it off and hits the free throw.

10:35 p.m. — What… what are you supposed to do with this?

Halftime: Heat 60, Lakers 56

10:15 p.m. — What a half from Jimmy Butler: 22 points, six rebounds, six assists and three steals in 23 minutes. He beats the buzzer and gives the Heat a four-point lead heading into the locker room. 

10:10 p.m. — LeBron James is keeping the Lakers in this game. He already has 21 points, three rebounds and three assists. 

9:55 p.m. — The Heat aren’t here for a coronation. Miami pushes its lead to 11.

9:50 p.m. — Take a deep breath, Lakers fans. Anthony Davis is OK.

End of first quarter: Heat 25, Lakers 24

9:40 p.m. — Uh oh. Anthony Davis appeared to go down with a possible ankle/heel injury. He’s staying in the bench area for now.

9:25 p.m. — Speaking of alley-oops, here’s LeBron James finding Anthony Davis on the fast break.

9:15 p.m. — First points of Game 5: An alley-oop to Bam Adebayo. Let’s do this.

9:05 p.m. — The Lakers are rocking the Black Mamba uniforms, so Anthony Davis decided to pull out some Gold Mamba kicks.

8:55 p.m. — So 259 playoff games, huh? That’s more than three full regular seasons. Seems a bit excessive. Let someone else have a chance, LeBron.

8:40 p.m. — With Goran Dragic still stuck on the sideline, the Heat are going with the same starting five as Game 4.

NBA Finals schedule 2020

(All times Eastern)

Date Game Time National TV Sept. 30 Game 1 9 p.m. ABC Oct. 2 Game 2 9 p.m. ABC Oct. 4 Game 3 7:30 p.m. ABC Oct. 6 Game 4 9 p.m. ABC Oct. 9 Game 5 9 p.m. ABC Oct. 11 Game 6 7:30 p.m. ABC Oct. 13 Game 7* 9 p.m. ABC

* If necessary