Kobe Shines but Shaq and Heat Win in OT
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The brick wall came tumbling down Saturday. But that didn't stop the Miami Heat from beating the Los Angeles Lakers in Shaq vs. Kobe I. With Shaquille O'Neal watching from the bench after fouling out late in the fourth quarter, Dwyane Wade and Eddie Jones scored four points each in overtime and the Heat beat the Lakers 104-102 to extend their winning streak to 11 games, equaling a franchise record.
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The Miami Heat recorded a 104-102 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the first match between the two teams since centre Shaquille O&#39;Neal switched clubs in the off-season.
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SHAQUILLE O&#39;Neal shot 7-for-9 and finished with 16 points in his Miami debut yesterday as the Heat took a 100-77 victory against the home side New Jersey Nets.
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BEIJING, Dec. 14 -- Shaquille O&#39;Neal scored a season-high 40 points to drive the host Miami Heat past the Washington Wizards 106-83.
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Shaq vs. Kobe drew the highest rating in six years for a regular-season NBA game.
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(Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Miami Heat, 104-102, in overtime in the much-anticipated Christmas Day showdown at Staples Center.
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Kobe Bryant delivered a Christmas treat but Shaquille O&#39;Neal collected the win over his former team mates as the Miami Heat notched a 104-102 overtime victory over the Lakers in Los Angeles Saturday.
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Kobe Bryant knew there were going to be games like this. No longer surrounded by fellow future Hall of Famers Shaquille O'Neal, Karl Malone and Gary Payton, Bryant and the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers couldn't rally. Tim Duncan had a double-double, and San Antonio won 105-96 Friday night in the teams' first meeting since the Lakers eliminated the Spurs from the Western Conference semifinals last season.
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CHICAGO: Shaquille O&#39;Neal and Kobe Bryant were never going to stay together, despite winning three NBA championships. At some point, that mattered less than who got the credit.
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MIAMI A record crowd at Miami came to see Shaquille O&#39;Neal score 17 points and grab a team-high nine rebounds in the Heat&#39;s 92-to-86 win over Cleveland.
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Point guard&#39;s late play is difference vs. Raptors; Heat&#39;s O&#39;Neal surpasses 10,000 rebounds in win. EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ -- Jason Kidd couldn&#39;t have scripted a better ending, except perhaps for a flashier assist on the winning basket.
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LOS ANGELES - For one game, the Los Angeles Lakers didn&#39;t miss Shaquille O&#39;Neal one bit. Chris Mihm put up close to Shaq-like numbers Tuesday night, getting a career-high 23 points, 12 rebounds and two blocked
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LOS ANGELES -- For a while, it appeared as though Kobe Bryant wouldnât make it out of the first quarter -- let alone come up with his most productive game of the season.
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Shawn Marion's debut was strong. It just wasn't enough for the Miami Heat to stop Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Shaquille O&#39;Neal has the Heat off to their best start ever after scoring 20 points, grabbing 9 rebounds, and blocking 3 shots in a 103-93 victory over the Washington Wizards last night in Miami.
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Eddie Jones and Dwyane Wade each scored four points in overtime to lift the Miami Heat past the Los Angeles Lakers, 104-102, in the much-anticipated Christmas Day showdown at Staples Center.
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Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 53 points, making 14 of 16 free throws, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 112-101 in double overtime Friday night.