Pre-Game Ramble: Lakers Vs. Miami Heat

The Heat & the Lakers have met on Christmas Day in each of the last 3 seasons and will meet for the second consecutive Martin Luther King, Jr. Haliday on Monday, January 15. The Lakers defeated the Heat 100-92 at Staples last MLK day with 37 points from Kobe Bryant. In Kobe & Shaq's 4 head to head meetings, Bryant is averaging 35.5 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists while O'Neal is averaging 21.3 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2 blocks. As head coaches with the Lakers, Jackson (355) and Rilley (533) account for 888 of the Lakers 2,372 Victories, more than 1/3 (37.4%) of all Lakers victories in the Los Angeles era.