Heat 104-102 Lakers (25 Dec, 2004) Play-by-Play

Miami Heat

22-7, 11-4 away

104

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
MIA	32	22	19	21	10	104
LAL	31	25	21	17	8	102

Los Angeles Lakers

14-12, 9-6 home

102

Kobe Bryant's 7 ft jumper blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kobe Bryant made 7 ft jumper.
Lamar Odom made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Chucky Atkins made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lamar Odom.
Kobe Bryant made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lamar Odom.
Kobe Bryant made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Kobe Bryant made 26 ft three point jumper.
Chris Mihm made 10 ft two point shot. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Chris Mihm made 7 ft two point shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Chucky Atkins missed 28 ft three point jumper.
Lamar Odom missed layup.
Kobe Bryant made 26 ft three point jumper.
Jumaine Jones made 22 ft running jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Chris Mihm's layup blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Chris Mihm's 8 ft jumper blocked by Udonis Haslem.
Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Jumaine Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Brian Cook missed 23 ft three point jumper.
Jumaine Jones made layup. Assisted by Lamar Odom.
Lamar Odom made 10 ft jumper.
Jumaine Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Tierre Brown made layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Brian Cook made two point shot. Assisted by Tierre Brown.
Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft jumper.
Brian Cook missed 28 ft three point jumper.
Brian Grant missed 14 ft jumper.
Tierre Brown missed layup.
Tierre Brown missed layup.
Lamar Odom missed layup.
Luke Walton missed three point jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Chris Mihm made 6 ft jumper.
Lamar Odom made layup.
Jumaine Jones made two point shot. Assisted by Lamar Odom.
Chucky Atkins missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Chris Mihm made driving dunk. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Kobe Bryant made 14 ft jumper.
Chucky Atkins made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Lamar Odom made two point shot.
Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Lamar Odom made 23 ft three point jumper.
Chucky Atkins made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chris Mihm.
Chucky Atkins missed three point jumper.
Lamar Odom made 17 ft jumper. Assisted by Chris Mihm.
Chris Mihm missed 15 ft jumper.
Lamar Odom missed 9 ft jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Lamar Odom missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 19 ft jumper.
Chucky Atkins made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Lamar Odom missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Lamar Odom missed layup.
Kobe Bryant made jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed 6 ft jumper.
Kobe Bryant's 14 ft jumper blocked by Dwyane Wade.
Brian Cook missed 9 ft jumper.
Kobe Bryant made two point shot.
Kobe Bryant made 20 ft two point shot.
Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed 11 ft jumper.
Chucky Atkins missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Jumaine Jones made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Chucky Atkins's layup blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.
Kobe Bryant missed 8 ft jumper.
Chris Mihm made 21 ft jumper. Assisted by Jumaine Jones.
Chucky Atkins missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Kobe Bryant made 17 ft two point shot.
Kobe Bryant missed 21 ft jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed layup.
Kobe Bryant missed 19 ft jumper.
Jumaine Jones missed three point jumper.
Lamar Odom made 6 ft running jumper.
Kobe Bryant missed 7 ft jumper.
Lamar Odom made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Jumaine Jones missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Lamar Odom made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.
Kobe Bryant missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Damon Jones made layup.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 ft hook shot.
Dwyane Wade missed 8 ft jumper.
Udonis Haslem made layup.
Shaquille O'Neal made layup.
Udonis Haslem missed jumper.
Dwyane Wade made 15 ft two point shot.
Dwyane Wade made 11 ft two point shot.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made slam dunk.
Dwyane Wade made 17 ft jumper.
Udonis Haslem made two point shot. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Dwyane Wade missed 13 ft jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft jumper.
Eddie Jones made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Damon Jones made 28 ft three point jumper.
Eddie Jones missed 14 ft jumper.
Eddie Jones missed layup.
Dwyane Wade missed jumper.
Udonis Haslem made dunk. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Michael Doleac missed 20 ft jumper.
Rasual Butler missed 25 ft three point jumper.
Rasual Butler missed 19 ft jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made layup. Assisted by Udonis Haslem.
Udonis Haslem missed 16 ft jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed layup.
Udonis Haslem missed layup.
Rasual Butler missed 17 ft jumper.
Keyon Dooling missed driving layup.
Rasual Butler missed 18 ft jumper.
Christian Laettner made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Shaquille O'Neal made slam dunk.
Shaquille O'Neal made two point shot. Assisted by Keyon Dooling.
Eddie Jones made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Shaquille O'Neal missed layup.
Damon Jones missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Dwyane Wade made 8 ft running jumper.
Eddie Jones missed 5 ft jumper.
Dwyane Wade missed jumper.
Eddie Jones made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Udonis Haslem made layup. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Christian Laettner made running jumper.
Dwyane Wade missed 19 ft jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made 9 ft two point shot. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Shaquille O'Neal made 8 ft two point shot.
Eddie Jones made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Dwyane Wade missed jumper.
Dwyane Wade missed layup.
Eddie Jones missed layup.
Damon Jones missed 24 ft three point jumper.
Eddie Jones missed jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed tip shot.
Udonis Haslem's layup blocked by Lamar Odom.
Dwyane Wade missed driving layup.
Dwyane Wade made two point shot. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Damon Jones missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Udonis Haslem made tip shot.
Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft jumper.
Dwyane Wade made two point shot.
Michael Doleac made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Dwyane Wade missed layup.
Michael Doleac made layup.
Shandon Anderson missed 22 ft three point jumper.
Shandon Anderson missed jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal missed layup.
Shaquille O'Neal made layup. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Damon Jones made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Shaquille O'Neal made layup.
Keyon Dooling missed 27 ft three point jumper.
Eddie Jones's layup blocked by Lamar Odom.
Shaquille O'Neal made layup. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Dwyane Wade missed layup.
Dwyane Wade missed 7 ft jumper.
Dwyane Wade made driving layup. Assisted by Christian Laettner.
Damon Jones made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
Christian Laettner missed 18 ft jumper.
Shaquille O'Neal made two point shot.
Dwyane Wade missed 17 ft jumper.
Dwyane Wade made driving layup.
Christian Laettner missed 21 ft jumper.
Dwyane Wade missed 18 ft jumper.
Dwyane Wade missed 20 ft jumper.
Eddie Jones made 17 ft two point shot. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.
Eddie Jones missed 26 ft three point jumper.
Dwyane Wade made 6 ft two point shot.
Eddie Jones made 18 ft jumper. Assisted by Damon Jones.
Dwyane Wade made 10 ft running jumper.
Dwyane Wade missed 15 ft jumper.
Dwyane Wade missed layup.
Eddie Jones missed jumper.

HEAT

LAKERS

TIME		MIA	LAL
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Shaquille O'Neal vs. Chris Mihm. Jumaine Jones gains possession.	0	0
11:40	Kobe Bryant's 7 ft jumper blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.	0	0
11:34	Damon Jones defensive rebound.	0	0
11:30	Damon Jones made layup.	2	0
11:18	Kobe Bryant made 7 ft jumper.	2	2
11:02	Lamar Odom Illegal Defense Foul. Odom's 1st Personal Foul, Los Angeles's 1st Team Foul.	2	2
11:02	Eddie Jones made Technical Free Throw.	3	2
10:52	Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 ft hook shot.	3	2
10:51	Miami defensive rebound.	3	2
10:41	Lamar Odom made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.	3	5
10:23	Dwyane Wade missed 8 ft jumper.	3	5
10:22	Lamar Odom defensive rebound.	3	5
10:21	Lamar Odom Bad Pass. Stolen by Udonis Haslem.	3	5
10:18	Udonis Haslem made layup.	5	5
10:04	Chucky Atkins made 27 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lamar Odom.	5	8
9:45	Shaquille O'Neal made layup.	7	8
9:30	Kobe Bryant made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Lamar Odom.	7	11
9:11	Kobe Bryant Shooting Foul. Bryant's 1st Personal Foul, Los Angeles's 2nd Team Foul.	7	11
9:11	Dwyane Wade made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	11
9:11	Dwyane Wade made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	11
9:00	Kobe Bryant made 26 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.	9	14
8:42	Udonis Haslem missed jumper.	9	14
8:41	Chris Mihm defensive rebound.	9	14
8:36	Kobe Bryant made 26 ft three point jumper.	9	17
8:18	Chris Mihm Personal Foul. Mihm's 1st Personal Foul, Los Angeles's 3rd Team Foul.	9	17
8:11	Dwyane Wade made 15 ft two point shot.	11	17
8:00	Chris Mihm made 10 ft two point shot. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.	11	19
7:43	Dwyane Wade made 11 ft two point shot.	13	19
7:43	Lamar Odom Shooting Foul. Odom's 2nd Personal Foul, Los Angeles's 4th Team Foul.	13	19
7:43	Dwyane Wade made Free Throw 1 of 1.	14	19
7:35	Kobe Bryant missed 25 ft three point jumper.	14	19
7:33	Udonis Haslem defensive rebound.	14	19
7:26	Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft jumper.	14	19
7:24	Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound.	14	19
7:22	Shaquille O'Neal made slam dunk.	16	19
7:09	Eddie Jones Personal Foul. Jones's 1st Personal Foul, Miami's 1st Team Foul.	16	19
6:58	Shaquille O'Neal Illegal Defense Foul. O'Neal's 1st Personal Foul, Miami's 2nd Team Foul.	16	19
6:58	Kobe Bryant made Technical Free Throw.	16	20
6:50	Chris Mihm made 7 ft two point shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.	16	22
6:37	Jumaine Jones Personal Foul. Jones's 1st Personal Foul, Los Angeles's 5th Team Foul.	16	22
6:31	Dwyane Wade made 17 ft jumper.	18	22
6:18	Chucky Atkins missed 28 ft three point jumper.	18	22
6:16	Eddie Jones defensive rebound.	18	22
6:11	Udonis Haslem made two point shot. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.	20	22
5:52	Lamar Odom missed layup.	20	22
5:52	Los Angeles offensive rebound.	20	22
5:52	Udonis Haslem Loose Ball Foul. Haslem's 1st Personal Foul, Miami's 3rd Team Foul.	20	22
5:52	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	20	22
5:33	Kobe Bryant made 26 ft three point jumper.	20	25
5:15	Dwyane Wade missed 13 ft jumper.	20	25
5:13	Chris Mihm defensive rebound.	20	25
5:07	Jumaine Jones made 22 ft running jumper. Assisted by Chucky Atkins.	20	27
4:47	Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft jumper.	20	27
4:46	Chucky Atkins defensive rebound.	20	27
4:33	Chris Mihm's layup blocked by Shaquille O'Neal.	20	27
4:31	Eddie Jones defensive rebound.	20	27
4:24	Kobe Bryant Shooting Foul. Bryant's 2nd Personal Foul, Los Angeles's 6th Team Foul.	20	27
4:24	Dwyane Wade made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	27
4:24	Dwyane Wade made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	27
4:09	Chris Mihm's 8 ft jumper blocked by Udonis Haslem.	22	27
4:07	Chris Mihm offensive rebound.	22	27
4:03	Kobe Bryant missed 27 ft three point jumper.	22	27
4:00	Damon Jones defensive rebound.	22	27
3:55	Eddie Jones made 24 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.	25	27
3:35	Jumaine Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper.	25	27
3:33	Shaquille O'Neal defensive rebound.	25	27
3:29	Damon Jones made 28 ft three point jumper.	28	27
3:05	Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Damon Jones.	28	27
2:58	Miami Full Timeout.	28	27
2:58	Michael Doleac enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal.	28	27
2:58	Luke Walton enters the game for Kobe Bryant.	28	27
2:58	Brian Cook enters the game for Chris Mihm.	28	27
2:50	Eddie Jones missed 14 ft jumper.	28	27
2:48	Lamar Odom defensive rebound.	28	27
2:34	Brian Cook missed 23 ft three point jumper.	28	27
2:31	Udonis Haslem defensive rebound.	28	27
2:23	Eddie Jones missed layup.	28	27
2:21	Brian Cook defensive rebound.	28	27
2:05	Lamar Odom Bad Pass	28	27
1:47	Dwyane Wade missed jumper.	28	27
1:45	Brian Cook defensive rebound.	28	27
1:39	Jumaine Jones made layup. Assisted by Lamar Odom.	28	29
1:19	Udonis Haslem made dunk. Assisted by Dwyane Wade.	30	29
58.8	Lamar Odom made 10 ft jumper.	30	31
44.9	Michael Doleac missed 20 ft jumper.	30	31
43.7	Miami offensive rebound.	30	31
43.1	Rasual Butler enters the game for Eddie Jones.	30	31
36.6	Luke Walton Shooting Foul. Walton's 1st Personal Foul, Los Angeles's 7th Team Foul.	30	31
36.6	Dwyane Wade made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	31
36.6	Dwyane Wade made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	31
25.9	Jumaine Jones missed 25 ft three point jumper.	32	31
23.1	Los Angeles defensive rebound.	32	31
0.3	Rasual Butler missed 25 ft three point jumper.	32	31
0.0	Miami offensive rebound.	32	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	32	31

Regular Season Series

MIA leads 1-0

Heat
104
Lakers
102

Game 1

25/12

Lakers
89
Heat
102

Game 2

18/3

crypto.com Arena

5:00 PM, 25 December 2004

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 18,997

Referees:
Bernie Fryer
Monty McCutchen
Ron Olesiak

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	18	12	.600	-	W1
Miami	13	13	.500	3	L3
Atlanta	14	15	.483	3.5	L3
Charlotte	7	21	.250	10	L4
Washington	4	22	.154	12	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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