National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 101, L.A. Lakers 95
When: 5:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials: #40 Leon Wood, #66 Haywoode Workman, #25 Tony Brothers
Attendance: 18997

Heat 101, Lakers 95: Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh scored 23 points apiece as Miami held off host Los Angeles.

Coming off a one-game absence due to general soreness, Wade went 11-for-17 from the field while adding seven assists as the Heat won their sixth in a row. Bosh pulled down 11 rebounds while LeBron James added 19 points for Miami, which shot 51.3 percent from the field.

Nick Young poured in 20 points to pace the Lakers, who were dominated inside and connected on just 15-of-26 free throws. Jodie Meeks chipped in 17 points while Pau Gasol had 13 points and 13 rebounds.

A Ryan Kelly 3-pointer highlighted an 11-0 run that gave the Lakers a 27-17 first-quarter lead, but the Heat chipped away at the deficit before surging ahead on three straight Bosh layups - his first points of the game. Bosh capped his 10-point surge with a short jumper in the lane, and James tacked on a thunderous one-handed alley-oop dunk off a backboard pass from Wade as the Heat carried a 51-46 advantage into the break.

The Lakers seized a brief lead on back-to-back Meeks 3-pointers early in the third, but Miami responded by reeling off a 9-0 run and overcame nine consecutive points from Young - including a four-point play with 4:58 left - to lead 76-74 entering the fourth. The teams traded leads until just before the midway point of the quarter, as Norris Cole knocked down a corner 3, James followed with a driving layup and the Heat didn't trail the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Miami finished with a 58-26 advantage in points in the paint. ... The Heat improved to 16-1 when leading at the break. ... Miami is now 8-2 in Christmas Day games, while the Lakers are just 6-9 since 1990.
Top Game Performances
 
Miami   L.A. Lakers
Chris Bosh 23 Scoring Nick Young 20
Mario Chalmers 7 Assists Pau Gasol 3
Chris Bosh 11 Rebounds Pau Gasol 13
Chris Bosh 5 Free Throws Made Jordan Hill 5
Dwyane Wade 3 Steals Jordan Hill 3
Ray Allen 1 Blocks Jordan Hill 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Miami 101 51.2 9-27 10-17 29 43 2 9 12
L.A. Lakers 95 41.8 14-36 15-26 15 47 4 8 17
Upcoming Games
  • L.A. Lakers will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Lakers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.