Dwyane Wade was among five Miami players in double figures with 18 points, but the HEAT got off to a slow start in Thursday's 106-88 road loss to the Lakers. Ricky Davis added 14 points and nine assists and Shawn Marion scored 13 with 11boards in the loss.
The HEAT went on a 15-2 run in the fourth quarter to come within four, but could draw no closer as they lost to the visiting Lakers, 104-94 on Sunday. Mark Blount scored a team-high 22 points, Dwyane Wade added 19, while new acquisition Shawn Marion contributed 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Despite Udonis Haslem's basket with 22 seconds left in regulation to send the game into overtime, the HEAT came up short against the Lakers in a 124-118 road loss on Monday, ending their four-game winning streak. Haslem finished with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Dwyane Wade exploded for 35 points, five rebounds, eight assists and four steals.
Dwyane Wade recorded his first career 40-point, 10-assist game with a game-high 40 points and 11 assist in a 101-85 home victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. Jason Kapono posted 11 points off the bench, while Dorell Wright added 10 points.
Miami shaved a 15-point halftime deficit to three late in the fourth quarter Monday, but could not quite get over the top and took a 100-92 loss to the Lakers in L.A. Dwyane Wade left briefly in the second half with what appeared to be an ankle injury, but returned and finished with 34 points and seven assists. Shaquille O'Neal had 18 points and 10 rebounds against his former team.
James Posey's free throws with 2.1 seconds remaining iced the 97-92 victory over the Lakers on Sunday. Gary Payton provided 21 big points off the bench, including a vital three-pointer with just over a minute remaining, to give the Heat the lead for good. Shaquille O'Neal contributed 18 points and 17 rebounds, combining with Payton to score 15 fourth-quarter points.
Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade combined for 52 points, 20 rebounds and seven assists to help the HEAT to a 102-89 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Miami. Kobe Bryant, who scored 21 first half points, was held to just five points in the second half on 1-for-11 shooting, as the HEAT won its 14th straight at home and 11th straight overall. The Lakers took a quick seven-point lead early in the first quarter but Miami responded with a 10-4 run to go up by two, 15-13. The HEAT held a two-point advantage at the 7:09 mark of the third period until Chucky Atkins hit a 3-pointer to give the Lakers a 58-57 lead. Miami then outscored Los Angeles 33-22 in the final quarter and held the Lakers to 34.8 percent from the field while shooting 64.7 percent to cruise to the victory.
The HEAT extended their winning streak to a franchise-tying 11 games with a 104-102
overtime victory over the L.A. Lakers on Christmas Day. The Lakers jumped out to an early lead in the first quarter, going ahead by as many as eight points before the HEAT responded with a run of their own to take a one point lead into the second quarter. The Lakers again took an eight point lead in the second, but Miami went on a 9-3 run to end the period only down by two. L.A. led by as many as eight points in the second half, but the HEAT kept responding and regulation ended in a tie. Dwyane Wade and Eddie Jones each scored four points in the overtime period, and Christian Laettner added two to help Miami to the victory. Lamar Odom scored all of the Lakers’ eight points in overtime. Udonis Haslem, Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade each recorded double-doubles, and all five HEAT starters scored in double-figures.
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Shaquille O’Neal scored eight of Los Angeles’ last 10 points in leading the Lakers to a 98-83 victory over the HEAT on Tuesday night. The score read 88-81 with 2:57 left to play in the fourth quarter when O’Neal put down three dunks and a six-foot jump shot to secure the victory for the Lakers. O’Neal finished with a game-high 25 points with 10 rebounds, followed by Derek Fisher’s 18 points and Devean George’s 17 points off the bench. Gary Payton chipped in with 17 points as the only other Lakers starter to reach double-figure scoring. Miami jumped out to an early 14-point advantage in the first period when the score read 23-9 with 4:34 remaining in the quarter.
The Los Angeles Lakers led from start to finish in Sunday’s match-up with Miami and cruised to a 99-77 victory at
Staples Center. Kobe Bryant paced the Lakers with 27 points, followed by Shaquille O’Neal’s 14 points and Gary Payton’s 13 points. Karl Malone chipped in with 11 points to go along with his 10 rebounds. Lamar Odom led the HEAT with 18 points, who connected on just 29-of-80 (36.3 percent) shots from the field and 19-of-34 (55.9 percent) attempts from the free-throw line. Eddie Jones entered the game on a seven-game 20-point scoring streak but added only 12 points, while Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem added 10 points apiece. Haslem also recorded 10 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant scored 36 points, 22 in the first half, in leading the L.A. Lakers to a 106-81 victory over the
HEAT at Staples Center. The Lakers jumped out to an early seven-point lead in the first quarter, before the HEAT battled back with a 30-point second quarter to knot the score a 50-50 into halftime. Miami shot a sizzling 19-of-36 from the field in the first half, led by Caron and Rasual Butler’s 19 and points respectively. Caron finished the game with 23 points, while Rasual completed his second NBA start with 16 points. The score read 67-59 with 5:44 remaining in the third quarter, before the Lakers extended its lead to 80-61 on the heels of a 13-1 run. Miami scored only 11 points in the third quarter and would never recover. The Lakers shot 51 percent for the game on 40-of-78 shot attempts and forced 21 HEAT turnovers. In addition to the Butlers, Miami also got double-figure scoring from Mike James (14 points) and Vladimir Stepania (10 points). Stepania recorded his fourth double-double of the season off the bench, adding 12 rebounds.
Eddie Jones scored 18 points and Mike James added eight of his season high 14 points in the fourth quarter as
the HEAT defeated the defending NBA Champion L.A. Lakers 97-85 before a sellout crowd at AmericanAirlines Arena. In addition to Jones and James, Travis Best scored 16 while rookie Caron Butler and veteran LaPhonso Ellis scored 13 points apiece. Brian Grant scored 10 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds to round out the double-figure scoring for Miami. Butler scored 11 of his 13 points in the first half, as the HEAT jumped out to an 50-41 lead. The Lakers closed the gap in the third, when the score read 62-57. The HEAT responded with a 10-4 run to close out the quarter after Best, who had 10 of his 16 in the period, made two baskets during the run to help extend the lead to 72-61 going into the fourth. The Lakers closed to within seven points with 9:24 in the period, but Miami again responded with 13 of the next 17 points. James scored eight points in that run, including a clutch three-pointer with 4:35 left to give the HEAT its largest lead at 87-71. The HEAT committed just 11 turnovers and scored 20 points off 21 Lakers turnovers. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers in scoring with 21 points, followed by 20 points from Derek Fisher and 15 points from Shaquille O’Neal.
HEAT vs. Lakers History
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