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LeBron James scores 51 in first win at Miami since 2014 departure

MIAMI -- LeBron James scored 51 points Sunday in the Los Angeles Lakers' 113-97 win over the Miami Heat, marking James' first victory in Miami since leaving the Heat franchise in 2014.

He also became just the fifth player in league history to score 50-plus points with three different franchises.

"(My) environment is a basketball and a hoop," James said when asked how playing against his former team factored into his performance. "That's my environment, that's my comfort zone. But it's always great to be here, come back here and see a lot of familiar faces.