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The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat, 93-83, in a physical game that saw Wade fouling out and 3 technicals called, one for Miami and two for Los Angeles. Pau Gasol and LeBron James exchanged pleasantries late in the 3rd Quarter, the same 3rd quarter that Metta World Peace put up 6 of his 17 points. World Peace added a season-high four steals to an impressive game that was very much a Ron Artest throwback game. Asked about his improved play, World Peace had this to say:
I been feeling good for a while no but I started out so bad that when I started to feel good, I didn’t want to jump in 13 games ago and just start to attack and shoot. It wouldn’t have looked right. I just let it happen.
The Masked Mamba continued his brilliant play and scorched the Heat for 33 points on 14-23 shooting. Efficiency at it's finest. Andrew Bynum played a fantastic game, grabbing rebounds and staying active on Defense. Mike Brown had this to say bout the Big Fella:
You talk about Andrew Bynum's defense activity, his defensive activity was very good tonight in terms of patrolling the paint.
Elsewhere Around the League, Deron Williams dropped 57 on the Bobcats, Rose and the Bulls took down the Sixers,and Rajon Rondo's ridiculous stat line derails the Knicks.
↓ Much more after the jump ↓
Lakers News
- Lakers 93, Heat 83: March 4 Running Diary | Lakers Blog
- El Heat vs. Los Lakers
- Kobe Bryant's 33 power Lakers past Dwyane Wade, Heat
- Lakers 93, Miami 83: Postgame video | ESPN LA
- Rapid Reaction: Lakers 93, Heat 83 | ESPN LA
- Lakers need help to take things further, Bill Plaschke writes | LA Times
- Metta World Peace makes his presence known as Lakers beat Miami | LA Times
- Kobe Bryant, Lakers are head and shoulders above Heat in 93-83 win | LA Times
- Miami's Dwyane Wade has a rough afternoon | LA Times
- Mike Brown questions his own technical foul against Miami | LA Times
- Metta World Peace benefits from improved conditioning, rhythm | LA Times
- Pau Gasol gets into a tussle with LeBron James | LA Times
- Five things to take from Lakers' victory over Miami Heat | LA Times
- Kobe Bryant stays hot to help Lakers beat the Heat | LA Times
- Lakers have recipe for beating Heat, 93-83 | OC Register
- Broken nose, concussion worst of Kobe’s injuries | OC Register
- LeBron James calls Lakers ‘a really good team’ | OC Register
- Kobe: ‘We have to keep trucking along’ | OC Register
NBA.com
- Notebook: Nets 104, Bobcats 101
- Notebook: Clippers 105, Rockets 103
- Bulls vs. Sixers
- Knicks vs. Celtics
- Hayward recalled by Oklahoma City Thunder
ESPN
- Deron Williams scores franchise-record 57 in Nets' win; Brook Lopez injures ankle
- Celtics outlast Knicks in OT behind another Rajon Rondo triple-double
- Derrick Rose-led Bulls best Sixers for 6th straight win
Yahoo! Sports
- Paul has 28 as Clippers top Rockets 105-103 in OT
- Lin stalls back in Boston, Celtics beat NY 115-111
- Love has 42 in Wolves' 122-110 win over Blazers
- Kobe scores 33, Lakers beat Wade's Heat 93-83
- Clippers' feud with Clipper Darrell yet another sad chapter in franchise's history
ProBasketball Talk
- Kobe gets his revenge as Lakers down Heat 93-83
- Cousins shoots down the idea he wants out of Sactown
- Jeremy Lin who? Rajon Rondo dominates in Celtics victory
- Step away from the Trail Blazers, people. It’s about to blow.
- Lots of people who Pau Gasol will not save want Pau Gasol
- Report: Clippers interested in Ray Allen
- Mavs support Odom’s return as he has a good game in win over Utah
Dime Mag / SLAM Online
- LeBron James Passes Away The Final Shot Again | Dime Magazine
- Rondo Saves His Best For National TV; Kobe Gets Retaliation On Wade | Dime Magazine
- Hakeem Olajuwon: LeBron James Has Room for Improvement | SLAM Online
- Lamar Odom Apologized to Teammates Before Return | SLAM Online
- Video: Josh Smith Dunks All Over Serge Ibaka | SLAM Online
- Report: David Stern Expected to Retire in 2 Years | SLAM Online
Blogs and Other Links
- Lakers vs. Heat: Metta World Peace: "I Never Forgot About Myself" | Lakers Nation
- A closer look at Durant’s night in Orlando | NBA Playbook
- Lakers/Heat: Rounding Into Form | Forum Blue & Gold
- Mamba strikes for revenge as Lakers top Heat | Eye On Basketball
- LeBron James steps on lady's sandal video | Eye On Basketball
- Is that LeBron James carrying a... purse? | Eye On Basketball
- Report: David Stern done after two more seasons | Eye On Basketball
- Barkley says Jordan has not done well as an exec | Eye On Basketball
- Lamar Odom recalled from D-League | Eye On Basketball
- Can we get smarter at building teams? | Eye On Basketball
- Analyzing The Anomalous: Dominic McGuire vs. Atlanta | Shaky Ankles
- Analyzing The Anomalous: Derrick Williams vs. Los Angeles Clippers | Shaky Ankles
The Basketball Jones
- Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and clutch shooting: When perception and reality shake hands
- Ep. 770: The Overdose, Mar. 2
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