LeBron James finished with 51 points as his Los Angeles Lakers side beat his former club the Miami Heat 113-97.
James, who joined the Lakers from the Cavaliers in the close-season, passed the 50-point threshold late with a 32-foot shot for three.
It was the 13th time LBJ has passed 50 points in his career on a night which saw him add eight rebounds and three assists.
LeBron James puts up a season-high 51 PTS (19-31 FGM) in the @Lakers road W in Miami! #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/8GJ5KRdBJ9 — NBA (@NBA) November 19, 2018
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 19 for the Lakers and Kyle Kuzma 15 in the win.
The Orlando Magic won their seventh game in nine with a 131-117 victory over the New York Knicks, who are now winless in five.
Aaron Gordon had 31 – 20 in the first 12 minutes – while Nikola Vucevic came agonisingly close to a triple-double, finishing with figures of 28 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Three Straight Wins 👌 pic.twitter.com/lLwFwYH0Uc — Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) November 19, 2018
The Golden State Warriors lost their third on the bounce, going down 104-92 to the San Antonio Spurs.
Time to get back to the Bay. pic.twitter.com/HMRh6IgoT5 — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 19, 2018
Kevin Durant had 26 points and Klay Thompson 25 for the Steph Curry and Draymond Green-less Warriors, with the Spurs holding off a late rally for the victory.
Elsewhere, the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Washington Wizards 119-109 and the Memphis Grizzlies saw off the Minnesota Timberwolves 100-87.
ga('create', 'UA-72310761-1', 'auto', {'name': 'pacontentapi'});
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'referrer', location.origin);
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension1', 'By Press Association Sport staff');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension2', '8e264984-b151-4eae-9adb-a3c1185cbe82');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension3', 'paservice:sport,paservice:sport:world');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension6', 'story');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension7', 'composite');
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension8', null);
ga('pacontentapi.set', 'dimension9', 'sport:basketball,sport:other');
ga('pacontentapi.send', 'pageview', { 'location': location.href, 'page': (location.pathname + location.search + location.hash), 'title': 'LeBron James scores 51 points to lead Los Angeles Lakers past Miami Heat'});
