Coming in winners of six straight, the Los Angeles Lakers were looking to keep rolling as they welcomed one of the top Eastern Conference teams in the Miami Heat to town on Friday night. While the Heat stayed with them for most of the night, the Lakers defense proved to be too much in the second half, resulting in a 95-80 victory.
The Lakers finally got off to a hot start to a game as they bottled up the Heat and raced out to a an early 11-2 lead behind some baskets from Avery Bradley, who returned to the starting lineup after missing a game.