By DavidKaye
Today in Miami, the Lakers and Heat match up in a Christmas delight. Everyone will have the opportunity to see Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade face off against each other on national television[ABC].
Despite stumbling to a 12-14 record this season, the Heat continue to be a team that every opponent fears to play. Miami is without Shaquille O'Neal, but when he returns they will be a major force to reckon with in the weak Eastern Conference.
When you compare conferences, the East has only one team with a winning percentage of .600 or better and no team has yet to reach 20 wins. Over in the West[the dominant conference], 5 teams have a winning percentage of .600 or better and 3 teams have reached the 20 win mark.
Kobe Bryant's Lakers are thriving at 18-9 and they find themselves only a game back of the red hot Suns. That's very impressive that L.A. was able to remain on Phoenix's tail, despite the 15 game winning streak by the Suns.
Even without Lamar Odom, Kobe has his young Laker teammates playing great basketball and finally Bryant is showing that he can consistently win without Shaq.
This should be an excellent matchup between two of the best players in basketball this afternoon. Fortunately for both stars, their supporting casts are playing very well.
On a side note: Lakers head coach Phil Jackson can pass the late Red Auerbach for second all time on the list for most wins by a head coach on Christmas with a victory today.
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