The crying is over. The Miami Heat made big plays in the fourth versus the L.A. Lakers to snap their five game losing streak.
Kobe Bryant had the game in his hands and his “Black Mamba” face on with two minutes left, but, finally, the Heat made the plays to win 94-88.
“We didn’t want to run away from this,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We didn’t want to hide from any of this. We want to get better. We want to make sure our game is right and ready when it really counts.”
NBA odds had the L.A. Lakers as -1 road-favorites at tip off, but from the jump the Heat were playing playoff-style basketball.
“We had everything riding on this game, really, to be honest with you,” Heat forward Chris Bosh said.
After whining about his lack of shots Bosh got his wish versus L.A., leading all Heat with 24 points off of 10-17 shooting. Dwyane Wade had 20 points in the contest, scoring eight of them in the fourth, and made key plays against Bryant on defense.