The first few minutes of this basketball game were incredibly sloppy with the Lakers and Heat both turning the ball in what seemed like every possession. The Heat also didn’t score a field goal for over 4 minutes.
Eventually, they’d start to sink some buckets, but it led to more of an exchange with LA as they went bucket for bucket with Carmelo and Anthony Davis both getting going. Dwayne Dedmon was noticeable early cleaning up the glass for second-chance points. With LeBron out, it was Anthony Davis carrying the load on offense for LA, and he feasted in the paint with 11 points in the first quarter.