National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 94, L.A. Lakers 88
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 10, 2011
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #60 David Guthrie, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance: 19986
By SportsDirect Inc.

Chris Bosh scored 24 points in an expanded offensive role and Dwyane Wade shook off poor shooting with the defensive play of the game as the Miami Heat snapped a five-game losing streak with a 94-88 victory over the surging Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.

LeBron James added 19 points, including a go-ahead fastbreak dunk with 1:20 left after Wade stripped Kobe Bryant and fed a streaking James for a 90-88 lead.

Los Angeles had its chances to tie or take the lead in the last minute, but Ron Artest missed a jumper, Bryant shot an airball from the left corner and Artest missed an easy putback.

Wade made the Lakers pay with a driving layup with 46 seconds left for a four-point edge.

Bosh, who complained after Miami’s loss to Portland on Tuesday because he wasn’t getting the ball enough, shot 10 of 17 and added nine rebounds. Wade shot just 9 of 23 for 20 points.

Bryant scored 24 points as the Lakers had their eight-game winning streak snapped.
Top Game Performances
 
L.A. Lakers   Miami
Kobe Bryant 24 Scoring Chris Bosh 24
Metta World Peace 6 Assists LeBron James 9
Andrew Bynum 12 Rebounds Chris Bosh 9
Andrew Bynum 5 Free Throws Made LeBron James 5
Metta World Peace 3 Steals Dwyane Wade 4
Andrew Bynum 1 Blocks Erick Dampier 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
L.A. Lakers 88 40.0 7-16 21-26 18 37 2 9 11
Miami 94 45.7 8-19 12-18 17 46 3 8 15
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • L.A. Lakers will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Lakers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.