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LOS ANGELES, Calif. - With Dwyane Wade in the locker room and Chris Bosh enduring a nightmare of a shooting night, the Miami Heat still found the defensive moxie to finish an unlikely Staples Center sweep.Mario Chalmers scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, and Hassan Whiteside added 15 in Miamis 78-75 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night.Bosh scored eight points on 4-of-17 shooting for the Heat, who followed up their surprise victory over the Clippers two days ago with their first back-to-back victories in 24 games since Nov. 23 — a stunning statistic for the four-time defending Eastern Conference champions.When you dont win two games in a row for a while, you appreciate stuff, Bosh said. It was a little ugly at times. My shot wasnt falling. But we stuck with it, no matter what happened. They made some runs, and we answered.With Chalmers opening up his offensive game, Miami held off the Lakers despite losing Wade to a strained left hamstring late in the first half. After the Heats 18-0 run to open the game eventually dwindled to a one-point lead, they hung in with defensive stops on Kobe Bryant and his teammates, capped by Bryants missed 3-pointer with 2 seconds left.We were doing our job defensively, Wade said. We were trying to make it tough on them. They shot jump shots. We contested. They missed a lot early. We capitalized on it. So I cant say we did anything special. We did what we had to do, what we needed to do, and we got out to a great start.Bryant scored 12 points on 3-of-19 shooting in his return to the Lakers lineup after missing three of the last four games to rest. Bryants 3-pointer with 31 seconds to play trimmed Miamis lead to three points, but he couldnt connect on his final shot.The hard part is sitting down for stretches and then trying to get back in, Bryant said. I feel like the Tin Man, you know what I mean? But thats just part of the process, part of the challenge. Its not something Im whining or complaining about. Ill just work through it and get my legs used to playing again.Bryant missed 11 of his first 12 shots, including four 3-pointers, before finally hitting a 3-pointer with 2:44 to play, trimming Miamis lead to 72-68. The Lakers missed 15 of their first 16 3-point attempts overall.Ed Davis and Jordan Hill also scored 12 points apiece for the Lakers, who have lost eight of 11.The Lakers silenced their own crowd in their fifth straight loss to Miami by missing their first 11 shots and two free throws before Bryant finally hit a jumper more than 7 1/2 minutes in.Nick Young went 2 for 11 and Wesley Johnson went 3 for 13 for the Lakers.We dug ourselves a hole, and its just hard to keep skating uphill for an entire game, Lakers coach Byron Scott said.TIP-INSHeat: Former Lakers forward Shawne Williams hit a 3-pointer and grabbed two rebounds in 3 minutes of play. ... Wade also had five assists and five rebounds. ... Chris Andersen had 12 points and eight assists.Lakers: Young has made 30 consecutive free throws. ... Newcomer Tarik Black had another impressive game in a reserve role, getting nine points and nine rebounds. ... Miguel Herrera, the manager of the Mexican national soccer team, attended the game.WADES HEALTHWade finished with four points in 14 minutes. The three-time NBA champion missed seven games in November with a hamstring strain, and his availability is uncertain for the final two games of Miamis West Coast road trip this week. I could have played the game, but I decided to be smart this time and catch it early and not make it any worse, Wade said. Since I caught it early, well take it day by day.ROUGH STARTThe Lakers got off to one of the worst starts imaginable, with all five starters combining on their miserable shooting. Los Angeles missed 18 of its 22 shots in the first quarter, yet trailed only 44-34 at halftime with a second-quarter rally.UP NEXTHeat: At Golden State on Wednesday.Lakers: Host Cleveland on Thursday. Thomas Welsh Nuggets Jersey . Fielder ended 4-for-5 with a solo homer, while Avila was 4-for-4 with two runs scored for the Tigers, who put the brakes on a three-game skid and rebounded from a loss in Mondays opener. Victor Martinez and Austin Jackson both contributed two hits, an RBI and a run scored as Detroit maintained its healthy lead atop the AL Central. Dikembe Mutombo Nuggets Jersey .com) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quickly found themselves a new offensive coordinator, and one thats quite familiar with the NFC South. http://www.nuggetsprostore.com/kids-niko...nuggets-jersey/. Anderson shook off some unusually poor shooting and hit two clutch 3-pointers in overtime that carried the New Orleans Pelicans to a 111-106 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. Tyler Lydon Nuggets Jersey . PAUL, Minn. Carmelo Anthony Jersey . Jimmy Howard made 44 saves and Henrik Zetterberg scored two goals, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night.Eugenie Bouchard got off to a good start at Wimbledon on Tuesday, beating former world No. 34 Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 7-5, 7-5 in the first round. The No. 13 seed from Montreal had a tough first match, coming from 3-1 and 5-3 down in the first set, which she won on a correct line call challenge. "I expected a tough match, and it was a tough one," said Bouchard, who advanced to the semifinals of the seasons previous two Grand Slams. "I definitely feel like I didnt play my best most of the match, but competed when it counted, raised my level at some big points. "I felt like I was a bit inconsistent. I didnt take the ball as early as I would have liked to.ddddddddddddI felt myself more on defence more often than Id like to be. The first match of a tournament, especially a Grand Slam, is always a bit nervy. I think there was a bit of nervous tennis out there." Hantuchova was a challenging opening-round opponent for Bouchard, with a current world ranking of 34th on the ATP rankings. Bouchard, who made it to the semifinals of both the Australian Open and French Open this season, is grouped in a bracket with former champions Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. She will play Silvia Soler-Espinosa of Spain in the second round. ' ' '