Shaquille O'Neal was out of the game down the stretch and in the fourth quarter after fouling out, but the Heat were victorious in his L.A. return, beating the Lakers 104-102.

Kobe Bryant's game-winning attempt in the overtime period, clanked off the rim and O'Neal won round 1, while sitting on the bench.

In a postgame interview, he told ABC, "I knew it wasn't going to go in."

Bryant scored a game-high 42 points, including 5 3-point field goals.  Despite the prolific scoring effort, he struggled at times, turning the ball over 9 times.

Before fouling out, O'Neal registered a solid 24 points and 11 rebounds.

Wade was the story in the overtime, including a beautiful spin move that was completed with a left-hand bank shot.  He finished with 29 points.  Wade had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation, but his attempt was errant as time expired.