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One of Kobe Bryant's old teammates sent the Los Angeles Lakersto defeat. And it wasn't Shaquille O'Neal. Gary Payton tied a season-high with 21 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:05 left to help give the Miami Heat a 97-92 win over the Lakers on Sunday  their second straight hard-fought win over Los Angeles on Christmas Day.
Bryant, who missed a 3-pointer that would have beaten the Heat in Los Angeles last year, missed a potentially tiebreaking one in the final seconds  sealing the Lakers' fourth consecutive Christmas defeat. He finished with 37 points, but did so on 12-of-30 shooting.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051225/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_lakers_heat;_ylt=AgINjegg_w6g0hZsdf2I3Gis0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3cm82NXAwBHNlYwM3NTU-
Bryant, who missed a 3-pointer that would have beaten the Heat in Los Angeles last year, missed a potentially tiebreaking one in the final seconds  sealing the Lakers' fourth consecutive Christmas defeat. He finished with 37 points, but did so on 12-of-30 shooting.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051225/ap_on_sp_bk_ga_su/bkn_lakers_heat;_ylt=AgINjegg_w6g0hZsdf2I3Gis0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3cm82NXAwBHNlYwM3NTU-