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New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry called his beleaguered team's five-game, Christmas holiday homestand critical to any chance the Pelicans might have of climbing out of a deep, early-season hole. After losing 121-110 on Wednesday night to Oklahoma City, the Pelicans (10-21) have four home games left on the stand, including Friday night's game against the 10-20 Miami Heat, who ended a three-game losing streak with a 115-107 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. If there's ever a time to make a move, it is now, but the Pelicans have said that before. Continue to Article

December 23, 2016 12:57:am EST

Halftime was longer than usual on Thursday night in Miami, to accommodate the ceremony in which the Heat retired Shaquille O'Neal's number and raised a banner to the rafters. The Heat were apparently inspired. Down 11-0 to start the game and once facing a 19-point deficit, the Heat got 23 points and 13 rebounds from Justise Winslow and Hassan Whiteside and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-107. Continue to Article

December 22, 2016 11:49:pm EST

Justise Winslow and Hassan Whiteside each finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds, and the Miami Heat rallied from 19 points down to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-107 on Thursday night. Winslow set a career high for points and tied a career best in rebounds for the Heat, who raised Shaquille O'Neal's No. 32 jersey to the rafters in a halftime ceremony. Goran Dragic scored 21 and James Johnson added 19 for Miami, which snapped a three-game slide and went 3-3 on its six-game homestand. Continue to Article

December 22, 2016 10:57:pm EST