MIAMI—Despite LeBron James’ constant testing, the Miami Heat needed this night to see the possibilities.

Possibly not the heartstopping finish, but the entire night.

The versatile Bam Adebayo finished with 22 points, 20 rebounds, and 10 assists for his seventh career triple-double.

After an early-season slump, Jimmy Butler scored 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting and 7-of-7 from the line.

Tyler Herro was smart despite scoring 22 and committing six turnovers.

Duncan Robinson provided the sixth-man spark with 12 crucial points off the bench.

Most importantly, it was a 108-107 win against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night at Kaseya Center, a needed sendoff for a squad that plays nine of its next 10 on the road, including a four-game trip that begins Wednesday night against Memphis.

“We’ll continue to figure this out,” Heat coach Erik Spoelsrta said. “It’s better to learn after a win.”

With 30 points, James kept the Lakers alive.

Spoelstra: “I’m not going to be a downer about this. “Good win.”

Because the Heat’s defense prevented another early-season late-game collapse, with neither team scoring in the last 2:38.

Heat point guard Kyle Lowry remarked, “It’s good to end the homestand on a positive note.”

“We got this W, and we move on,” Adebayo said of another tense early-season night.

Five Degrees of Heat from Monday’s game:

1. The Heat ended the first session knotted 33-33 and led 62-59 at halftime. The Heat took a 90-79 edge into the fourth after taking their first double-digit lead in the third.

The Heat struggled to close out games again, with the Lakers within 92-86 less than two minutes into the fourth. That put Adebayo back in the game as Butler sat.

While Butler rested, the Heat extended their lead to double digits with D’Angelo Russell tossed for two technical fouls.

A Herro technical foul cut the Heat’s 12-point lead to 100-95 with 5:51. The Heat led 103-95 after Herro made a 3-pointer on their next possession.

James later pushed his way to a 3-point play to bring the Lakers within 108-107 with 2:39 left.

Both sides struggled to score until Adebayo was called for a trip with 8.9 seconds left and the Heat leading 108-107.

A crisp James assist set up Lakers’ Cam Reddish for a 3-pointer before the buzzer.

Good for us,” Butler said of the miss, “or I think it would be a different conversation we’d be having now.”

Adebayo was fine if James didn’t shoot.

“Anybody but,” he said.

2. Statement start: Lakers center Anthony Davis backed off and almost daring Adebayo to shoot a 3-pointer, giving him time to dribble and set.

It was Adebayo’s ninth 3-pointer in seven seasons.

Later in the first period, Adebayo was penalized for a technical foul for hаnging on the rim.

Adebayo aggressively tried seven of the Heat’s first 12 shots, finishing with 11 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists at halftime.

“He’s heartbeat.” Spoelstra stated.

It was Adebayo’s first Heat triple-double with 20 rebounds, and his defense made it complete.

“He’s always playing like that,” Butler said of Adebayo. “But it just doesn’t always look like 22, 20 and 10.”

Adebayo said his numbers were natural.

“I trust in my shots,” Adebayo added, “being confident, and my teammates were making plays.”

3. Head to head: James defended Butler and Butler defended James.

“I wasn’t expecting it the other way,” Spoelstra said. Jimmy would oppose him. Jimmy constantly wants to guard the opposition’s best. He’s not avoiding huge fights.”

Butler went 3 of 3 on 3-pointers early in the third period.

“I respect LeBron so much,” Butler added, “arguably the greatest player of all-time.”

The Heat’s pregame “Culture” film didn’t include James. The team stated the heritage video solely features retiring players.

4. Highsmith again: Kevin Love was out again, so Haywood Highsmith started at power forward for the Heat.

After beating the Wizards on Friday, Highsmith, Adebayo, Butler, Herro, and Lowry started for the Heat.

Only twice in their first seven games has the Heat started consecutive games with the same roster.

Highsmith, recovering from a preseason knee ιnjury, played 22:54 but was substituted defensively for the Lakers’ last possession.

5. The Robinson factor: Robinson scored on a driving layup early in the second period after converting two first-quarter 3-pointers, becoming the first Heat player to reach double figures.

Robinson was sixth man for the second straight game, followed by Josh Richardson, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and Thomas Bryant.

“It’s pretty easy for me to wrap my mind around what is asked,” Robinson said of providing an оffensive spark as sixth man.

Robinson finished 5-11 with three assists and two rebounds.

“This is not something that just happened, this is several years in the making,” Spoelstra said of Robinson’s оffensive improvement. “He’s a complete оffensive player.”