As the Los Angeles Rams hit a last-second field goal to survive a furious comeback by Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and advance in the NFL playoffs, the Lakers were well on their way to making sure at least one L.A. team still came up disappointing in South Florida, as a furious fourth-quarter comeback by the purple and gold proved unable to overcome a massive deficit to the Miami Heat, and the Lakers lost 113-107.
The Lakers came out extremely flat on defense, unable to recover from giving up 39 points in the first quarter.