Lakers-Heat Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Mar 03 2010 11:08PM

The Los Angeles Lakers are the reigning NBA champions and are a prime contender to repeat, while the Miami Heat are on their way to a second straight season hovering around .500.

Together on the court, though, they've been evenly matched.

A Kobe Bryant buzzer-beater lifted Los Angeles past the Heat in the series' latest tight game, and the Lakers would love to see the reigning finals MVP shake out of his recent shooting slump Thursday night to open a three-game road trip in Miami.

Dwyane Wade and the Heat (30-31) didn't make it past the first round of the 2009 playoffs, and with a one-game cushion for the Eastern Conference's eighth spot, they're again fighting to make the postseason.

They've held up well against the Lakers (46-15) since the beginning of last season, however. Miami beat visiting Los Angeles 89-87 on Dec. 19, 2008, behind 35 from Wade, then stayed close throughout in a 108-105 loss at Staples Center on Jan. 11, 2009.

The Heat seemed to have a win within reach in L.A. this season, leading 107-105 on Dec. 4 with 3.2 seconds left. But Bryant banked in a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer, the last of his 33 points, to lift the Lakers to a 108-107 victory.

"It was the luckiest shot I've ever taken, by far," said Bryant, who has since hit four more game-winning shots with five seconds or fewer on the clock. "It felt good, (but) I just couldn't believe this ball might go in on this shot."

Bryant made 12 of 25 shots that night, but he's been struggling with his shooting touch since coming back from a sore left ankle. Still playing through an injured right index finger, Bryant has shot 34.3 percent over Los Angeles' last three contests.

That hasn't stopped him from helping his team win. Bryant had eight assists in a victory over Philadelphia on Friday, contributed 12 more to offset a 3-for-17 shooting effort in a Sunday win against Denver, and made 14 of 15 free throws Tuesday in a 122-99 win over Indiana.

"I have not seen this before," coach Phil Jackson said of Bryant's recent struggles. "I think the combination of his finger and now coming back after being out and finding a release a point is just one of those things shooters do go through."

Bryant's recent shooting woes have paled in comparison to the season-long troubles of Derek Fisher, who's shooting just 37.8 percent from the field.

That's opened up more time recently for Jordan Farmar, who had 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting Tuesday. The Lakers are 17-1 when Farmar scores in double figures.

Farmar has averaged 14.7 points and shot 65.4 percent in his last three games against the Heat.

Miami had lost four straight heading into Tuesday's meeting with Golden State, but Wade delivered one of his finest performances of the season. He scored 35 points on 15-of-23 shooting to go along with 12 assists and four steals in a 110-106 win.

Though the Heat are just a game up on Charlotte for the No. 8 seed, they're only two behind Toronto for No. 5.

"We're going to take wins any way we can," Wade said. "We only have 21 games left. Any win right now is a very big win, especially in this race."

To win Thursday, Miami will likely need Michael Beasley to neutralize Lamar Odom, who's averaged 13.5 points and 10.8 rebounds in his last 10 games.

Beasley hasn't been playing nearly that well. The Heat's second-leading scorer (15.4 ppg), Beasley has averaged 10.4 points on 31.1 percent shooting in his last five contests.

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Wade shares the rock in OT win over Lakers

By Chris Perkins, for NBA.com
Posted Friday March 5, 2010 12:55AM

MIAMI (NBA.com exclusive) -- Heat guard Dwyane Wade scored 27 points in Miami's 114-111 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday. But that's not how he won the game for his struggling team. It was Wade's season-high 14 assists, and his ability to resist getting into a scoring match with Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant, that won the game.

"That shows my teammates I'm about winning," Wade said of the assists. "I'm not about, 'I need to hit this shot because Kobe hit one.' It's about making sure we all are confident and we all are good. If we do that, that's going to go a long way rather than me always being the one who has to take the shot and make it."

Wade wasn't Miami's only hero. Center Jermaine O'Neal drew a crucial charge against Lakers superstar guard Kobe Bryant (39 points) to protect the Heat's 111-109 lead with 18.7 seconds left in overtime. Forward Quentin Richardson had a season-best 25 points, including a big 3-pointer with 11.1 seconds left in regulation. And forward Udonis Haslem (12 points, 11 rebounds) hit a huge jumper with 54.9 seconds left in overtime to give Miami a 111-109 lead.

But this was Wade's game.

The last of Wade's assists went to forward Udonis Haslem, whose 16-foot jumper with 54.9 seconds left in overtime basically iced the victory. The assist before that went to center Jermaine O'Neal for an alley-oop layup that gave the Heat a 109-107 lead with 1:34 left in overtime.

Wade finished the overtime with just two points (on free throws; he didn't attempt a shot) and two assists, but he still led his team to a gritty, hard-fought victory.

"He has the ability to affect a game for a win probably more than anybody in the league," said Heat coach Erik Spoelstra.

Miami (31-31) remains in the eighth and final playoff spot in the East with the victory.

The Lakers (46-16), on the other hand, feel as though they let one get away. Los Angeles, which plays 13 of its final 21 games on the road, is just 9-9 on the road since Dec. 26. It just started a three-game trip that continues in Charlotte on Friday and concludes in Orlando on Sunday.

"It's one of the tougher ones of the year," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said of the trip. "This is the key game for us, just to get this off right because it's (the first game of) a back-to-back and we don't want to come out of this game not playing well."

Although the Lakers trailed by as many as nine points early in the fourth period they fought back in typical fashion, taking a 97-96 lead on a pair of free throws by Bryant (39 points) with 42.6 seconds left in regulation.

But even with six players scoring in double digits, Derek Fisher (14 points), Lamar Odom (13 points, 11 rebounds), Ron Artest (10 points) and Pau Gasol (10 points) and center Andrew Bynum (12 points, 10 rebounds) were the others, the Lakers couldn't quite put it together.

Los Angeles, which only had 15 assists on its 45 field goals, only led for 77 seconds in the fourth quarter and overtime. And it missed opportunities on a couple of big overtime plays. Well, someone missed an opportunity.

Bryant air-balled a three-pointer with 11.9 seconds left in overtime and the Lakers trailing, 113-109. Jackson, whose team has lost five of its last six games in Miami, thought Bryant was fouled.

"That's unconscionable that call can't be made at that point in the game," he said.

Bryant agreed.

"I actually stopped playing for a second," Bryant said. "I thought I just didn't hear the whistle."

Regardless, Miami, which is now 16-14 at home, will proudly take the victory.

"There were a lot of times we could have quit, when it looked like they were going to win the game," said Wade, who has 62 points and 26 assists in his last two games, both much-needed Heat victories. "But we found a way, especially in overtime, to get a win."

• Lakers: Vujacic
• Heat: Diawara, Jones

• Lakers: --
• Heat: Beasley

• Lead Changes: 31
• Times Tied: 19

• Arena: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
• Officials: #9 Derrick Stafford, #39 Kevin Fehr, #40 Leon Wood
• Attendance: 19600
• Duration: 2:47

Los Angeles Lakers (46-17)		Miami Heat (32-31)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball O'Neal vs Bynum (Gasol gains possession)
Artest Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Beasley (1 ST)	11:39
Artest Foul : Personal (1 PF)	11:24
	11:15	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:14
Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:55 [LAL 2-0]
	10:41 [MIA 3-2]	Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (1 AST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)	10:24 [LAL 4-3]
	10:04	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
	10:03	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:02	O'Neal Tip Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:01
	09:57	Beasley Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:43
	09:42	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:33	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:32
Bynum Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:21
	09:20	Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:09	O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:08
Bynum Hook Shot: Missed	08:56
Team Rebound	08:55
Bynum Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	08:55
Bynum Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:55
	08:43 [MIA 5-4]	O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (2 AST)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Beasley (2 ST)	08:26
	08:07 [MIA 7-4]	Beasley Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)	07:47 [LAL 7-7]
	07:30	O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bryant (1 BLK)
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:29
Bynum Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)	07:20 [LAL 9-7]
Fisher Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:06
	07:06 [MIA 8-9]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:06 [MIA 9-9]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Fisher Running Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:49 [LAL 11-9]
Bynum Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:37
	06:37	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:37	Team Rebound
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	06:37
	06:37 [MIA 10-11]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	06:26 [LAL 13-10]
	06:07	Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:06
Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Richardson (1 ST)	05:56
	05:53 [MIA 12-13]	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:53
	05:53	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:53 [MIA 13-13]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
Artest Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:40 [LAL 15-13]
	05:20 [MIA 15-15]	Wade Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Richardson (2 ST)	05:10
Bryant Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:08
	05:08	Arroyo Substitution replaced by Wright
	05:08 [MIA 16-15]	Richardson Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	05:08 [MIA 17-15]	Richardson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Gasol Hook Shot: Missed	04:51
	04:50	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:42	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Artest (1 ST)
Bryant Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	04:33
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:32
Odom Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:31 [LAL 17-17]
	04:22	O'Neal Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	04:22	O'Neal Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	04:22	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony
	04:08	Wade Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:08
Team Rebound	04:08
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:08 [LAL 18-17]
	03:50 [MIA 20-18]	Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	03:35
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:34
Gasol Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:33 [LAL 20-20]
	03:24	Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem
	03:12	Wright Jump Shot: Missed
	03:11	Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:10	Richardson Tip Shot: Missed
	03:09	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	03:01	Wright Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)
	02:54	Wright Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:54
Gasol Substitution replaced by Brown	02:54
Fisher Substitution replaced by Powell	02:54
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:54 [LAL 21-20]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:54
	02:53	Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:34	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Powell Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:33
Powell Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Richardson (3 ST)	02:29
Odom Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:13
	02:13	Richardson Substitution replaced by Chalmers
	02:13 [MIA 21-21]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Artest Substitution replaced by Farmar	02:13
	02:13 [MIA 22-21]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:53 [LAL 23-22]
	01:32	Wade Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	01:31	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:30	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
Powell Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:29
Brown Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:18 [LAL 25-22]
	01:00 [MIA 24-25]	Haslem Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	00:39.9
	00:38.9	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:31.9 [MIA 26-25]	Wright Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)
Bryant Jump Bank Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:07.5 [LAL 27-26]
	00:01.8	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (46-17)		Miami Heat (32-31)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:46	Chalmers Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Bynum Hook Shot: Missed	11:24
	11:23	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:11 [MIA 28-27]	Chalmers Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Odom Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)	10:59 [LAL 29-28]
	10:39 [MIA 30-29]	O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	10:27
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:26
Bynum Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Wright (1 ST)	10:23
	10:18	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:17
Odom Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (1 BLK)	10:02
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	10:01
Odom Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:58 [LAL 31-30]
	09:36 [MIA 32-31]	O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Bynum Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:09 [LAL 33-32]
	08:50	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:49
Bynum Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)	08:36 [LAL 35-32]
	08:21	Timeout : Official
	08:13	O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed
	08:12	Arroyo Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:04 [MIA 34-35]	Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	07:43
	07:42	Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:32	Chalmers Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:31
Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)	07:25
	07:06	Wright 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:05
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	06:53
	06:52	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:34	Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:33
Farmar Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:21
	06:20	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:05 [MIA 36-35]	Chalmers Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Bynum Jump Bank Shot: Missed	05:41
	05:41	Team Timeout : Regular
Bynum Substitution replaced by Fisher	05:41
Brown Substitution replaced by Gasol	05:41
Farmar Substitution replaced by Bryant	05:41
	05:41	Wright Substitution replaced by Wade
	05:41	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Richardson
Jump Ball Haslem vs Odom	05:40
Team Rebound	05:40
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	05:26
	05:25	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:12	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony
	05:12	Haslem Substitution replaced by Beasley
	04:59	Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	04:58
Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Arroyo (1 ST)	04:49
	04:35	Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:34
	04:26	Wade Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Fisher Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	04:26 [LAL 36-36]
Odom Substitution replaced by Bynum	04:26
Fisher Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:26 [LAL 37-36]
	04:16	Beasley Jump Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:15
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	04:07 [LAL 39-36]
	03:51	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Artest (2 ST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	03:34
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:33
Gasol Tip Shot: Missed	03:32
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:31
	03:29	Anthony Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:29
Team Rebound	03:29
	03:29	Anthony Substitution replaced by O'Neal
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:29 [LAL 40-36]
	03:02 [MIA 39-40]	Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wade (1 ST)	02:50
	02:45 [MIA 41-40]	Arroyo Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)
	02:37	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:37
	02:37	Arroyo Substitution replaced by Chalmers
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:37
Team Rebound	02:37
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:37
	02:36	Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:14	Wade Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	02:13
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed Block: Beasley (1 BLK)	02:04
Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	02:03
Bynum Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:02 [LAL 42-41]
	01:37	O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:36
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	01:29
Bynum Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	01:28
	01:28	Beasley Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:28 [LAL 43-41]
	01:28	Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem
Gasol Substitution replaced by Odom	01:28
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:28
	01:27	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	01:08 [MIA 43-43]	Haslem Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)
Artest Turnaround Bank shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)	00:52.8 [LAL 45-43]
Fisher Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:40.4
	00:40.4	O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:40.4	Team Rebound
	00:40.4	Wade Substitution replaced by Wright
Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol	00:40.4
	00:40.4 [MIA 44-45]	O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Gasol Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:29.7 [LAL 47-44]
	00:26.4	Team Timeout : Short
	00:26.4	Wright Substitution replaced by Wade
	00:06.9	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	00:05.9	Wade Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:04.9	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:03.9
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	00:03.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (46-17)		Miami Heat (32-31)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Bynum Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:44
	11:37 [MIA 46-47]	Richardson Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	11:15 [LAL 49-46]
	10:52	O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed
	10:52	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:51 [MIA 48-49]	Beasley Putback Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	10:51	Beasley Technical
Bryant Free Throw Technical (13 PTS)	10:51 [LAL 50-48]
Gasol Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)	10:38 [LAL 52-48]
	10:13 [MIA 50-52]	Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (5 AST)
Artest Jump Shot: Missed Block: Richardson (1 BLK)	10:00
	09:59	Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Artest Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	09:59
	09:35 [MIA 52-52]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed	09:14
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	09:13
Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:10
	09:09	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:57 [MIA 54-52]	Beasley Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (6 AST)
Artest 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bryant (4 AST)	08:32 [LAL 55-54]
	08:12	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	08:11
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	07:58
	07:57	Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:48 [MIA 57-55]	Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Wade (7 AST)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	07:24
	07:23	Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:12	O'Neal Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	07:00 [LAL 57-57]
	06:47 [MIA 59-57]	Wade Floating Jump shot: Made (14 PTS)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	06:35
	06:34	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:19	Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	06:18
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	06:09 [LAL 59-59]
	05:46 [MIA 61-59]	O'Neal Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
	05:25	Beasley Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)
	05:25	Team Timeout : Regular
Bryant Free Throw Technical (16 PTS)	05:25 [LAL 60-61]
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS)	05:16 [LAL 63-61]
	04:49 [MIA 64-63]	Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Wade (8 AST)
Bynum Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:O'Neal (1 ST)	04:36
	04:27 [MIA 67-63]	Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Wade (9 AST)
Bynum Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	04:08
	04:08	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Magloire
	03:50 [MIA 69-63]	Magloire Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (10 AST)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	03:27
	03:26	Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Fisher Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:12
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	03:12
Odom Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:02
	03:02	Magloire Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:02	Team Rebound
	03:02	Arroyo Substitution replaced by Chalmers
Team Timeout : Regular	03:02
	03:02 [MIA 70-63]	Magloire Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (21 PTS)	02:35 [LAL 65-70]
	02:10	Beasley Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Artest (3 ST)
	01:56	Magloire Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	01:56	Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem
Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar	01:56
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	01:46
	01:45	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:31	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:30
Artest Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	01:20 [LAL 67-70]
	01:00	Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed
Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:59.9
	00:55.5	Richardson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown	00:55.5
	00:55.5	Richardson Substitution replaced by Wright
Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:55.5
Team Rebound	00:55.5
Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:55.5 [LAL 68-70]
	00:42.8 [MIA 72-68]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (2 AST)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	00:30.9
	00:29.9	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	00:10.2 [MIA 74-68]	Wright Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wade (11 AST)
Gasol 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.5
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (46-17)		Miami Heat (32-31)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	11:38
Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	11:37
Bynum Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Farmar (2 AST)	11:26 [LAL 70-74]
	11:09 [MIA 76-70]	Haslem Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (3 AST)
Odom Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Farmar (3 AST)	10:43 [LAL 72-76]
	10:27 [MIA 79-72]	Wright 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (4 AST)
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Haslem (1 BLK)	10:11
	10:10	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:04 [MIA 81-72]	Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:04
Brown Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:47 [LAL 74-81]
	09:20 [MIA 83-74]	Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST)
Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	08:56
	08:55	Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:39	O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:38
Brown Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wright (2 ST)	08:32
	08:28	Wright Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)
Farmar 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)	08:17 [LAL 77-83]
	08:03	O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	08:02
Brown Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)	07:56 [LAL 79-83]
	07:54	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:54	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Wade
Farmar Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:43
	07:28	O'Neal Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Brown (2 ST)
Farmar Jump Shot: Missed	07:04
	07:03	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	06:55	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Brown (3 ST)
Farmar Jump Bank Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)	06:49 [LAL 81-83]
	06:28 [MIA 85-81]	Wade Floating Jump shot: Made (18 PTS)
Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wright (3 ST)	06:13
Farmar Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:05
	06:05	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Magloire
	06:05 [MIA 86-81]	Arroyo Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
Bynum Substitution replaced by Fisher	06:05
Brown Substitution replaced by Gasol	06:05
Farmar Substitution replaced by Artest	06:05
	06:05 [MIA 87-81]	Arroyo Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)	05:54 [LAL 83-87]
	05:33	Wade Floating Jump shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	05:32
	05:25	Haslem Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:25
Team Rebound	05:25
	05:25	Wright Substitution replaced by Richardson
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	05:25 [LAL 84-87]
	05:12	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:11
	05:11	Magloire Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	04:47
	04:46	Magloire Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:26	Haslem Jump Shot: Missed
	04:25	Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	04:25	Magloire Substitution replaced by O'Neal
Fisher Foul : Personal (4 PF)	04:23
	04:10 [MIA 89-84]	Wade Running Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	03:53
	03:52	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	03:40 [MIA 92-84]	Wade 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS)
	03:23	Richardson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS)	03:12 [LAL 87-92]
Bryant Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:49
	02:49	Timeout : Official
	02:49 [MIA 93-87]	Haslem Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	02:49 [MIA 94-87]	Haslem Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	02:29
Odom Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	02:28
Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:26 [LAL 89-94]
	02:26	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Odom Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	02:26 [LAL 90-94]
	02:21	Wade Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Artest (4 ST)
	02:20	Wade Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:20
Team Rebound	02:20
Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:20
	02:19	Arroyo Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:08	O'Neal Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Odom (1 ST)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)	01:56 [LAL 93-94]
	01:42 [MIA 96-93]	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS)	01:19 [LAL 95-96]
	01:01	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	01:00
	00:42.6	Richardson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)	00:42.6 [LAL 96-96]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)	00:42.6 [LAL 97-96]
	00:42.6	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:42.3	O'Neal Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	00:42.3	O'Neal Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	00:28.9
	00:27.9	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	00:11.1 [MIA 99-97]	Richardson 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Wade (12 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:11.1
	00:11.1	Arroyo Substitution replaced by Wright
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (33 PTS)	00:03.3 [LAL 99-99]
	00:03.3	Team Timeout : Short
	00:00.5	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 4th Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (46-17)		Miami Heat (32-31)
Start of 1st OvertimeBack to Top
(05:00) Jump Ball O'Neal vs Bynum (Odom gains possession)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	04:41
	04:40	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Bynum Foul : Personal (4 PF)	04:24
	04:13	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Artest (5 ST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (35 PTS)	03:51 [LAL 101-99]
	03:35 [MIA 101-101]	Haslem Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (5 AST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (37 PTS)	03:17 [LAL 103-101]
Fisher Foul : Personal (5 PF)	03:06
Odom Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:01
	03:01 [MIA 102-103]	O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	03:01 [MIA 103-103]	O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (39 PTS)	02:48 [LAL 105-103]
	02:34 [MIA 105-105]	Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Bynum Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (5 TO)	02:13
Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol	02:13
Fisher Foul : Personal (6 PF)	02:02
Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar	02:02
	02:02 [MIA 106-105]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
	02:02 [MIA 107-105]	Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Odom Driving Jump shot: Made (13 PTS)	01:49 [LAL 107-107]
	01:34 [MIA 109-107]	O'Neal Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Wade (13 AST)
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	01:20
	01:19	Arroyo Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:58.9	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Odom (2 ST)
Farmar Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:54.9 [LAL 109-109]
	00:54.9	O'Neal Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	00:37.3 [MIA 111-107]	Haslem Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Wade (14 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:37.3
Farmar Jump Shot: Missed	00:25.9
Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	00:22.8
Bryant Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	00:18.7
Bryant Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	00:18.7
Farmar Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:18.4
	00:18.4 [MIA 112-109]	Arroyo Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	00:18.4 [MIA 113-109]	Arroyo Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:18.4
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:11.9
	00:09.9	Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)
Farmar Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:06.2
	00:06.2	Arroyo Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:06.2	Team Rebound
	00:06.2 [MIA 114-109]	Arroyo Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:06.2
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.7
Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	00:01.7
	00:01.7	O'Neal Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:01.7 [LAL 110-114]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:01.7 [LAL 111-114]
End of 1st Overtime

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usa			TNT	National	8:00 pm ET
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