Lakers-Heat Preview

By TIM REYNOLDS
Posted Mar 09 2011 3:51PM

MIAMI (AP) It has come to this: Even Phil Jackson is offering a sympathetic word to the reeling Miami Heat.

The coach of the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers has taken plenty of jabs at the Heat in recent months, over everything from how this roster was put together, Erik Spoelstra's job security, and this week the already-infamous episode dubbed "Crygate."

So on Wednesday, with the Heat in a five-game losing streak, Jackson stood on their home floor and had ample opportunity to poke Miami again.

He went the other way instead.

"From what I've heard, this team feels like they're being looked at to lose, or they've been hoped at to lose," Jackson said before the Lakers practiced for their Thursday game in Miami. "I know locally that can't stand true, but nationally, if that's the case, it's a burden to carry. And then those games that are dramatic become bigger than they really should be."

That certainly seems to be the case around Miami these days.

Not even two weeks ago, the Heat were in a virtual tie with Boston for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Miami hasn't won since, falling to third in the East, 4 1/2 games behind the Celtics and two games behind the Chicago Bulls. Even the No. 3 seed in the East playoffs isn't exactly assured, with Orlando starting play Wednesday three games behind the Heat.

It's a freefall, and the Heat know that when they lose games, most of the NBA is thrilled. So Wednesday's practice wasn't about licking wounds, Spoelstra said. The Heat needed to simply get back to work.

"Less talk, more action," Spoelstra said.

Oh, there was plenty of talking as well.

Miami lost to Portland 105-96 on Tuesday night, after which Wade suggested he'd like to see rotation changes and Bosh insisted he would be demanding the ball more often down low. And on Wednesday, those themes hadn't changed much: Spoelstra took the rare step of immediately watching Tuesday's game in his office afterward, and Bosh was planning to chat with Wade and James.

"We're all in this together, but at the end of the day, we know what people are going to be looking at," Bosh said. "And we know who's going to get the finger pointed at them first. And rightfully so - we asked for this, coming together, and we knew that coming into the situation. We take the responsibility of it. It is what it is, no matter what we say, no matter what we do."

Lakers forward Lamar Odom said the Heat plight is one of the biggest stories in sports right now. Considering who was offering opinions on the Heat a few miles away on Wednesday, he may be right.

Tiger Woods - with his own winless drought to deal with - weighed in on the state of the Heat from nearby Doral, where he'll play in this week's World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship.

"They are trying to jell and obviously they are adding pieces," Woods said. "I mean, as soon as they become more cohesive, they add (Mike) Bibby, so it's going to take a little time. They have 18, 19 games left in the season, somewhere around there. They have plenty of time to turn it around and get rolling for the playoffs."

The Lakers head into Thursday as the league's hottest team, winners of eight straight.

But even the champs have had their issues at times this season, mild ones anyway, with a four-game slide and a pair of three-game losing streaks on their resume.

That last three-game slump ended with the embarrassing pre-All-Star-break loss in Cleveland. The Lakers haven't lost since, with five of their eight victories since the break ended coming by double digits.

"The difference between us is that we all know what our roles are," Lakers guard Kobe Bryant said. "They're still trying to figure that out."

Clearly, that's the case. Bibby was added essentially in place of Carlos Arroyo at point guard. James Jones, Eddie House and Zydrunas Ilgauskas have largely fallen out of the rotation at times, and Miami's bench is struggling - getting outscored 41-8 by the Trail Blazers and a stunning 149-51 in the last four games.

"One thing for sure about this team, we won't go down without a fight," Ilgauskas said. "And we'll keep on fighting."

Even Jackson doesn't doubt that one.

"We always say, the close games that you lose, the ones that are really dramatic like that, they'll make up for somewhere along the line," Jackson said. "Somewhere along the line, they might do that. They might be in the playoffs."

And that was about as close Jackson came to tweaking the Heat all day.

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Heat snap 5-game slide, top Lakers 94-88

By TIM REYNOLDS
Posted Mar 11 2011 12:23AM

MIAMI (AP) Less than 2 minutes to go, tie game, Kobe Bryant with the basketball and staring down Dwyane Wade.

Bryant's move was good.

Wade's reaction was better.

And in that moment, Miami's epic run of blown opportunities late in games started coming to an end.

Wade's steal set up LeBron James for the dunk that put Miami ahead to stay with 1:27 left, Chris Bosh scored 24 points in his first outing after saying he wanted more shots, and the Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers 94-88 on Thursday night to end a five-game losing streak and hand the two-time defending NBA champions their first loss in nine games.

"We had everything riding on this game, really, to be honest with you," Bosh said.

Wade scored eight of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and James finished with 19 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for Miami, which secured a postseason bid with 17 games left - the earliest that's happened in franchise history.

That was an ancillary point: Winning again was all that mattered.

"We didn't want to run away from this," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We didn't want to hide from any of this. We want to get better. We want to make sure our game is right and ready when it really counts."

Bryant scored 24 points for the Lakers, who got 20 from Pau Gasol. Andrew Bynum finished with 13 points and 12 rebounds for Los Angeles. And after the Lakers cleared out for a night in Miami - they're not flying out until Friday - Bryant stayed behind, taking hundreds of shots in a workout that lasted well over an hour and didn't end until just after midnight in Miami.

Yes, the night - and the ending - left a bad taste in his mouth.

Bryant and Wade tangled again after the steal led to the go-ahead basket, when Bryant tried a 3-pointer with 1:06 left. Wade was credited with a block, and Bryant said afterward he was fouled.

"It's clearly evident," Bryant said.

Said Wade: "I didn't."

That wasn't the lone bit of verbal jousting the teams engaged in Thursday.

Lakers coach Phil Jackson - who's shown a flair for poking the Heat more than once this season - struck again before tipoff when he likened Miami's tendencies to what you'd see in an Xbox video game.

"I'm not a big fan of the style that Miami plays," Jackson said.

He might like it less now, after the Heat finished off a season sweep of the defending champions.

"Good game," Jackson said in a very hasty postgame availability. "They played better than we did. I'm sure we'll see them again sometime, I'm sure."

For their part, the Heat were unfazed by Jackson's latest salvo. Wade laughed and rolled his eyes, and James dismissed it.

"You don't get too caught up in Phil's commentary," James said. "Phil's going to be Phil."

The final minutes hardly seemed like a team with an eight-game winning streak facing a team on a five-game losing streak.

It was theater, the out-of-your-seat, roaring-after-every-play variety.

Start with 4:42 left in the fourth quarter, when the game was tied for the 17th time by Gasol making two free throws, knotting things at 82-82.

Wade changed speeds for separation and drove past Bryant, putting Miami back on top, so Bryant - who had missed 9 of his last 11 shots - came down on the ensuing possession and hit a 3-pointer from near the Heat bench.

They were just getting started.

Bryant made another 3-pointer - officially, it went into the books as 28 feet, though it seemed longer - with 2:26 left to tie the game at 88. A minute later, Wade got his steal, James got his dunk, and Miami wouldn't trail again.

"D-Wade accepted the challenge," James said.

Miami went up four when James freed Wade with a screen against Bryant for a layup with 46.0 seconds left. Bryant lost the ball under the Lakers' basket five seconds later, and then James put it away with two free throws with 19.2 seconds remaining.

"We didn't protect the rim," said Bryant, whose team shot 29 percent in the second half. "We've done a good job and then in the fourth quarter we let Wade get all the way to the basket on those screen and roll actions and it cost us."

James went nearly 19 minutes without scoring in one stretch, until a layup with 5:20 left in the third gave Miami a 62-59 lead. When his drought ended, the entire Heat team started one.

The Lakers had a 9-0 spurt, capped by a 3-pointer from Derek Fisher. But Miami answered, scoring six of the final eight points of the period and getting within 70-68 when James stepped back and hit a 20-footer over Ron Artest with 0.2 seconds remaining.

So with that, Miami got a buzzer-beater to end the first quarter, the last basket of the second, and another beat-the-clock score to close the third.

The Heat have lost 11 times this season when having a chance to take the lead or tie the game in the final 12 seconds.

This one didn't go down to the absolute wire, though. Miami took care of it before the final moments.

"We knew this game was going to come down to the end ... We had to figure out a way and find a way, and we did that," Wade said.

NOTES: Marlins outfielder Mike Stanton was courtside - in a Bryant jersey. He's a native of the Los Angeles area. ... Magic Johnson sat opposite the Miami bench, with Heat President Pat Riley. ... Juwan Howard appeared in the first quarter for Miami, the first time that's happened since Jan. 28. ... The Heat plan to honor Tim James, their 1999 first-round pick who enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Iraq when his playing career was over, when they host Denver on March 19.

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Lakers-Heat notebook

By Shandel Richardson, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday March 10, 2011 10:56PM

THE FACTS: The Miami Heat defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 94-88 Thursday at AmericanAirlines Arena. The victory snapped a five-game losing streak. Heat forward Chris Bosh led the way with 24 points and nine rebounds. Guard Dwyane Wade scored 20 points while LeBron James added 19. It was the Lakers' first loss since the All-Star break, snapping an eight-game winning streak. Guard Kobe Bryant led four players in double figures with 24 points.

QUOTABLE: "It's one game. We certainly wanted to get over this initial hump but we want to keep on going. The important thing about a stretch like that is guys did not collapse."
-- Heat coach Erik Spoelstra

THE STAT: Despite facing the Lakers' talented frontcourt, the Heat were able to win the rebounding battle 46-37. The Heat received a surprised contribution from Juwan Howard, who grabbed three rebounds in 10 minutes. Howard was called upon when Bosh got into early foul trouble.

TURNING POINT: With the score tied at 88, Wade stole the ball from Bryant with 1:32 remaining. Wade then threw an outlet pass to James, who finished with a slam dunk to put the Heat ahead. The Heat never relinquished the lead.

QUOTABLE II: "This was an opportunity to really just keep our composure and execute down the stretch, get stops when the pressure was on, make plays when the pressure was on. It was there the entire last three minutes. I think for our mind and our psyche, it was very important."
-- Chris Bosh

HOT: Bosh delivered after requesting more touches in the paint. He came out aggressive early, finishing 10 of 17 from the field. It also allowed him to break from a recent funk, mostly during the five-game losing streak. He was coming off a 3-for-11 performance in Tuesday's loss to Portland.

NOT: Despite a strong start, Bryant somewhat faded down the stretch. He took a couple poor shots in the closing seconds. Bryant scored the Lakers' first 10 points, but finished just 8 of 21 from the field.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: James came close to another triple-double, finishing with 19 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. He struggled from the field, going just 7 of 17, but his secondary statistics still made him viable fantasy option.

INSIDE THE ARENA: Rappers Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes and Birdman and NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson.

GOOD MOVE: With the Heat struggling in close games, Spoelstra turned things over to Wade in the fourth quarter. James had missed a couple game-winning shots during the five-game losing streak, but Wade was more effective. He scored eight of his points in the fourth quarter, including a short jumper that gave the Heat a four-point lead.

BAD MOVE: The Lakers experienced questionable shot selection in the fourth quarter, especially Bryant and Ron Artest. Trailing by two, Bryant took a 3-pointer with several seconds left on the shot clock. Artest forced a couple shots, and missed a point-blank layup that would've tied the game.

NOTABLE: The Heat improved to 2-9 against the league's top five teams. That list includes the Lakers, Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs and Chicago Bulls. Both of the Heat's wins have come against the Lakers.

UP NEXT: For the Heat, Saturday vs. Memphis, Monday vs. San Antonio, Wednesday vs. Oklahoma City. For the Lakers, Saturday @ Dallas, Monday vs. Orlando, Friday vs. Minnesota.

• Lakers: Ebanks, Ratliff
• Heat: Haslem, Magloire, Pittman

• Lakers: --
• Heat: --

• Lead Changes: 16
• Times Tied: 18

• Arena: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL
• Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #49 Tom Washington, #16 David Guthrie
• Attendance: 19986
• Duration: 2:34

Los Angeles Lakers (46-20)		Miami Heat (44-21)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Dampier vs Bynum (Artest gains possession)
Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wade (1 ST)	11:46
	11:38 [MIA 2-0]	Bosh Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)	11:18 [LAL 2-2]
	10:55	Dampier Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
	10:54	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:40	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:39
Bynum Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)	10:23
	10:17 [MIA 5-2]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)	10:01 [LAL 4-5]
	10:01	Wade Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	10:01 [LAL 5-5]
	09:49	Bosh Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	09:49	Bosh Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Artest Jump Shot: Missed	09:36
	09:35	Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:25	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:24
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)	09:21
	09:14 [MIA 8-5]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)	09:03 [LAL 8-8]
	08:37	Wade Layup Shot: Missed
	08:36	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:33	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
	08:32	Chalmers Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:29	Chalmers Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Artest (1 ST)
Bryant Running Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)	08:26 [LAL 10-8]
	08:00	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:58
Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:40
	07:23	Chalmers Jump Shot: Missed
	07:22	Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:17 [MIA 10-10]	Bosh Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dampier (1 AST)
	06:55	Bosh Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	06:55	Bosh Substitution replaced by Howard
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:55 [LAL 11-10]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:55 [LAL 12-10]
	06:46 [MIA 12-12]	Wade Running Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:46
	06:46 [MIA 13-12]	Wade Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Artest (3 AST)	06:27 [LAL 14-13]
	06:13	Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Gasol (1 ST)
Artest Running Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	06:09 [LAL 16-13]
	05:51	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:50
	05:50	Team Timeout : Regular
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	05:36
	05:35	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:29	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:28
	05:17	Chalmers Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	05:17 [LAL 17-13]
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	05:17 [LAL 18-13]
	04:57 [MIA 15-18]	James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:35 [LAL 20-15]
	04:14	Chalmers Jump Shot: Missed
	04:13	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Artest Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:09
Gasol Substitution replaced by Odom	04:09
	04:09 [MIA 16-20]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:09	Dampier Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas
	04:09 [MIA 17-20]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Bynum Running Hook Shot: Missed	03:46
Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:45
Artest Tip Shot: Missed	03:44
Artest Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:43
Artest Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:42 [LAL 22-17]
	03:22 [MIA 19-22]	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Artest Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ilgauskas (1 BLK)	03:03
	03:02	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:59 [MIA 21-22]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Odom Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:59
Team Timeout : Regular	02:59
Bynum Substitution replaced by Blake	02:59
Fisher Substitution replaced by Gasol	02:59
	02:59	James Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
	02:57	Team Rebound
	02:45	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:44
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	02:26
	02:25	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:13	James Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:12
	01:50	Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	01:50 [LAL 23-21]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:50 [LAL 24-21]
	01:32 [MIA 24-24]	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)
	01:21	Chalmers Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	01:21	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Bibby
	01:21	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:21 [LAL 25-24]
Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown	01:21
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:21 [LAL 26-24]
Brown Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:07
	01:07	Wade Substitution replaced by Miller
Artest Substitution replaced by Barnes	01:07
	01:00	Ilgauskas Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	01:00	Ilgauskas Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	01:00	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Anthony
Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	00:43.9
	00:42.9	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:29.7 [MIA 27-26]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)
Odom Hook Shot: Missed	00:07.9
	00:06.9	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:00.0 [MIA 29-26]	James Jump Bank Shot: Made (8 PTS)
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (46-20)		Miami Heat (44-21)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:33	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
	11:32	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Brown Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:32
	11:32 [MIA 30-26]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	11:32	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:31
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	11:13
	11:12	Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:58	James Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	10:57	Team Rebound
	10:54	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Blake Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:53
Odom Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Blake (1 AST)	10:43 [LAL 28-30]
	10:26 [MIA 32-28]	Bosh Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)
Odom 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)	10:04 [LAL 31-32]
	09:41 [MIA 34-31]	Bosh Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bibby (1 AST)
	09:24	Anthony Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	09:24	James Substitution replaced by Wade
Brown Substitution replaced by Bryant	09:24
Odom Hook Shot: Missed	09:11
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:10
Gasol Tip Shot: Missed	09:09
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	09:05
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	09:04 [LAL 33-34]
	08:49	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
	08:48	Miller Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	08:47 [MIA 36-33]	Miller Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)	08:29 [LAL 36-36]
	08:12	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:11
	08:08	Anthony Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	08:08
	08:08	Anthony Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas
Barnes Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:08 [LAL 37-36]
Barnes Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:08 [LAL 38-36]
	07:50 [MIA 39-38]	Miller 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)
	07:30	Bibby Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Blake Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:30 [LAL 39-39]
Blake Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:30 [LAL 40-39]
	07:12	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
	07:11	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:09 [MIA 41-40]	Ilgauskas Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:52 [LAL 42-41]
	06:33	Miller Jump Bank Shot: Missed
	06:32	Miller Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	06:31 [MIA 43-42]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Odom Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:31
Odom Substitution replaced by Bynum	06:31
Blake Substitution replaced by Fisher	06:31
	06:31	Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:30
Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wade (2 ST)	06:17
	06:13	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Barnes (1 ST)
Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed	05:56
	05:55	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Bryant Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:46
	05:46	Team Timeout : Regular
Gasol Substitution replaced by Artest	05:46
Barnes Substitution replaced by Odom	05:46
	05:33 [MIA 45-42]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	05:09
	05:08	Miller Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	04:57	Wade Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Artest (2 ST)
Bryant Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Artest (4 AST)	04:53 [LAL 44-45]
	04:28 [MIA 47-44]	Bosh Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Artest Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:18 [LAL 46-47]
	03:58	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:57
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	03:41
	03:40	Team Rebound
	03:40	Miller Substitution replaced by James
Odom Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:29
	03:29	Bibby Substitution replaced by Chalmers
Odom Substitution replaced by Gasol	03:29
	03:22 [MIA 49-46]	Bosh Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	02:57
	02:56	Chalmers Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:42	Bosh Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	02:41	Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	02:40	Bosh Tip Shot: Missed
	02:39	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	02:38 [MIA 51-46]	Ilgauskas Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	02:18	Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:18
	02:18	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Dampier
Fisher Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:18 [LAL 47-51]
Fisher Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:18
	02:17	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:04	Bosh Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO) Steal:Bynum (1 ST)
Bynum Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:54 [LAL 49-51]
	01:34	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:33
Gasol Driving Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:23 [LAL 51-51]
Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:02
	01:02 [MIA 52-51]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	01:02 [MIA 53-51]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	00:39.1
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:38.1
Bynum Tip Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:37.5 [LAL 53-53]
	00:19.9	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:18.8	Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	00:17.8 [MIA 55-53]	Bosh Tip Shot: Made (16 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (46-20)		Miami Heat (44-21)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Bryant Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:40
	11:29	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:28
Artest Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	11:11
	11:10	Team Rebound
Bynum Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	11:10
	10:54	Dampier Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	10:44
	10:43	Chalmers Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:33	Chalmers Jump Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:32
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)	10:15 [LAL 55-55]
	09:50	Bosh Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)
Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	09:27
	09:26	Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	09:02	James Running Hook Shot: Missed
	09:00	James Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	08:59	James Layup Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:58
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	08:32
	08:31	Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
Fisher Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:29
Bryant Foul : Personal (3 PF)	08:21
	08:09	Chalmers 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:08	Bosh Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	08:07	Bosh Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (4 TO)
Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Missed	07:51
	07:50	Bosh Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	07:38 [MIA 58-55]	Wade 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Artest 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)	07:24 [LAL 58-58]
	07:09 [MIA 60-58]	Bosh Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:01
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	06:47
	06:46	Chalmers Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:31	Wade Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Bynum (2 ST)
Gasol Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Dampier (1 BLK)	06:10
	06:09	Dampier Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:02	James Jump Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:01
	05:51	Dampier Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:51
Team Rebound	05:51
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	05:51 [LAL 59-60]
	05:37	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	05:36
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	05:25
	05:24	Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:20 [MIA 62-59]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)
Bynum Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Fisher (3 AST)	05:01 [LAL 61-62]
	04:43	Bosh Hook Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	04:42
	04:30	Bosh Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:30 [LAL 62-62]
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:30 [LAL 63-62]
	04:30	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:10	Dampier Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Artest (3 ST)
Gasol Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	03:50 [LAL 65-62]
	03:33	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed
	03:32	Dampier Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:32	Dampier Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
	03:32	Dampier Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	03:14
Team Rebound	03:13
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Artest (5 AST)	03:09 [LAL 68-62]
	02:51	Wade Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	02:50
Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	02:47
	02:35	James Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	02:35	Chalmers Substitution replaced by Miller
Fisher Substitution replaced by Brown	02:24
Bynum Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wade (3 ST)	02:15
Artest Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:10
	02:10	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:10	Team Rebound
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	02:10
	02:10	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:09
Brown Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ilgauskas (1 ST)	01:55
	01:44 [MIA 64-68]	Wade Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	01:30
	01:29	Miller Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	01:23	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:22
Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ilgauskas (2 ST)	01:06
	01:00 [MIA 66-68]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	01:00
	01:00	Bosh Substitution replaced by Bibby
	01:00	Wade Substitution replaced by Howard
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	00:45.9
Artest Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	00:44.9
Odom Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:36.9 [LAL 70-66]
	00:19.9	Bibby 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:18.7	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	00:00.2 [MIA 68-70]	James Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Odom Running Hook Shot: Missed	11:41
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	11:40
Bynum Tip Shot: Made (12 PTS)	11:39 [LAL 72-68]
Bynum Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:25
	11:25	James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:25	Team Rebound
	11:25 [MIA 69-72]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	11:08
	11:07	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:55 [MIA 72-72]	Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Howard (1 AST)
	10:36	Howard Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Barnes Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:36
Team Rebound	10:36
Barnes Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:36 [LAL 73-72]
Bynum Foul : Defense 3 Second (3 PF)	10:21
	10:21 [MIA 73-73]	Miller Free Throw Technical (12 PTS)
	10:12	James Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	10:11
Barnes Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:05
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	10:04
Odom Layup Shot: Missed	10:03
	10:02	Miller Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	09:42 [MIA 76-73]	Bibby 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (7 AST)
	09:30	Howard Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	09:27	Howard Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	09:27 [LAL 74-76]
	09:27	Howard Substitution replaced by Bosh
Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	09:27 [LAL 75-76]
Barnes Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:26
Barnes Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:13
	09:01	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:00
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	08:50
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	08:49
Odom Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	08:48 [LAL 77-76]
	08:29 [MIA 78-77]	Bosh Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: James (8 AST)
	08:11	James Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	08:11
	08:11	Miller Substitution replaced by Wade
Brown Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:02
Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:00
Blake 3pt Shot: Missed	07:58
	07:57	Team Rebound
	07:35	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
	07:34	Wade Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	07:28
Brown Substitution replaced by Bryant	07:28
	07:28 [MIA 79-77]	Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
Blake Substitution replaced by Fisher	07:28
	07:28 [MIA 80-77]	Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	07:10
Team Rebound	07:09
	07:09	Ilgauskas Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	07:09 [LAL 78-80]
Odom Substitution replaced by Gasol	07:09
Barnes Substitution replaced by Artest	07:09
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:09
	07:08	James Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:51	James Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:50
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	06:31
	06:30	Bibby Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:08	Wade 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	06:07
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)	05:50 [LAL 80-80]
	05:31	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:25	Ilgauskas Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:24
Artest Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	05:08
	05:07	Bosh Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	04:57 [MIA 82-80]	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Bynum (2 AST)	04:42 [LAL 82-82]
	04:42	Bibby Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	04:42
	04:41	James Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	04:26 [MIA 84-82]	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Fisher (4 AST)	04:08 [LAL 85-84]
	03:47 [MIA 86-85]	Bosh Driving Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	03:21
	03:19	James Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	02:55	Wade Jump Shot: Missed
	02:54	Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	02:50 [MIA 88-85]	Wade Reverse Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: James (9 AST)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Artest (6 AST)	02:26 [LAL 88-88]
	01:57	Bosh Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)
Artest Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	01:56
Gasol Layup Shot: Missed	01:45
Artest Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	01:44
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Wade (4 ST)	01:29
	01:27 [MIA 90-88]	James Running Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Wade (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:27
Artest Jump Shot: Missed	01:09
Team Rebound	01:08
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	01:08
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Wade (1 BLK)	01:06
Artest Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	01:05
Artest Layup Shot: Missed	01:04
	01:02	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	00:46.0 [MIA 92-88]	Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:46.0
Bryant Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	00:40.9
	00:34.6	Team Timeout : Regular
Odom Substitution replaced by Bynum	00:34.6
	00:34.6	Bibby Substitution replaced by Miller
	00:25.0	Wade Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (4 TO)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:20.6
	00:19.2	Team Rebound
Artest Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	00:19.2
	00:19.2 [MIA 93-88]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	00:19.2 [MIA 94-88]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	00:10.9
Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	00:09.9
Gasol 3pt Shot: Missed	00:03.0
	00:00.7	Miller Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
End of 4th Quarter
End of 4th Quarter

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