Thu Mar 17, 2005 · 9:00 PM
Los Angeles LakersLakers
100
away
Chemistry
Tense
Miami HeatHeat
82
home
Chemistry
Cold
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles LakersLakers | 23 | 30 | 25 | 22 | 100 |
| Miami HeatHeat | 20 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 82 |
After Action Report
The Lakers took care of the Heat 100-82. Ugly basketball, but the Lakers did just enough. Lakers' Rim Wreckers got loose for easy buckets in transition; the Lakers couldn't shake the cold spell. Whispers of a Heat locker-room rift aren't helping. Heat's per-player workload didn't match the gameplan. Survive-and-advance type win.
What tipped it
- Heat · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
- Heat · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.
- Lakers · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
- Lakers · Ice Cold On a 4+ game losing streak — shots aren't falling.