LA Lakers Dominate Miami Heat For Their 10th Straight Win
Jordan Farmar was the man of the night Thursday scoring 24 points to bring the LA Lakers to victory with 106-88 over Miami Heat making this the Lakers 10th straight win. Another game highlight was Kobe Bryant scoring 21 points, to go along with his eight assists and four steals.
This career-high point score for Farmar had him commenting, “It’s funny, I told my Dad today I was going to get it tonight. I’ve just been feeling good, just being really aggressive. I was joking in a sense, but once the game started going and I started knocking down some shots, I felt that I had an opportunity.” Twenty-one year old Farmar, scored 12 of those 24 points in the fourth quarter.
The Lakers are only one game behind tying their own record for longest winning streak since the 2003/2004 NBA season. They are also on top of the Western Conference with 41 wins and 17 losses with the San Antonio Spurs coming in at a close second with 39 wins and 17 losses, who beat out the Dallas Mavericks Thursday with a 97-94 victory.
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The NBA (National Basketball Association) is made up of twenty-nine teams which are divided up into two Conferences - Eastern and Western; which are divided up even further into four divisions, Atlantic, Central, Midwest and Pacific.
