Bryant scores 42, but Heat nip Lakers in overtime
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It was improbable that a game less than one-third of the way into the NBA season could live up to the hype. But the first head-on collision between the Corvette and the Diesel, err, the brick wall, came pretty close.
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Dwayne Wade scored 25 points and  Shaquille O'Neal tied a franchise record by making all nine of  the shots he attempted as the Heat edged the Boston Celtics  106-104 in Miami Sunday.
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The Los Angeles Lakers&#39; Kobe Bryant scored a season-high 42 points but it was not enough to defeat his adversary and former team-mate Shaquille O&#39;Neal, whose Miami Heat ran out 104-102 winners after overtime in one of the most eagerly anticipated regular
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Shaquille O&#39;Neal notched up 24 points and 11 rebounds on his return for the first time to Los Angeles since his trade, leading the Miami Heat to clinch a 104-102 overtime
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LOS ANGELES Shaquille (shah-KEEL&#39;) O&#39;Neal was on the winning side in the long-awaited Shaq-Kobe faceoff as the Miami Heat won its eleventh straight game, 104-to-102 in overtime over the LA Lakers.
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Sasha Vujucic scored 19 points and Lamar Odom added 17 points and 16 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the host Chicago Bulls, 103-91, on Tuesday night.
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Gilbert Arenas shoves Earl Monroe off his perch in the Wizards' record book with a jaw-dropping 60-point extravaganza in an overtime victory over the Lakers on Sunday night that failed to move petulant Lakers' star Kobe Bryant.
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Two years ago, the Miami Heat were dubbed "15 Strong" on their way to the NBA championship. These days, it's more like "15 Wrong" Â and counting. Tim Duncan scored 30 points and added 11 rebounds, Manu Ginobili's driving layup with 36.5 seconds left was the go-ahead score, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat the Heat 90-89 Thursday night.
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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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Gilbert Arenas set a franchise record with 60 points, 16 of them in overtime, to lead the Washington Wizards to a 147-141 victory over Kobe Bryant and the Lakers last night in Los Angeles.
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LOS ANGELES (Sports Network) - 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 delivered a Christmas  treat but Shaquille O'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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Lamar Odom poured in 21 points and  Kobe Bryant chipped in with 19 to power the Los Angeles Lakers  to a 99-93 win over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday.
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Kobe Bryant had 29 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, his fellow starters all scored in double figures, and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled away in the final five minutes to beat the winless Chicago Bulls 102-93 Sunday night.
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Kobe Bryant delivered a Christmas treat but Shaquille O'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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Lamar Odom poured in 21 points and Kobe Bryant chipped in with 19 to power the Los Angeles Lakers to a 99-93 win over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday.
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Kobe Bryant shook off a slow start to  score 27 points and lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 90-83 win  over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday.