BRIEF: Preview: Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat, 3:30 p.m. Sunday 

BRIEF: Preview: Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat, 3:30 p.m. Sunday

MIAMI, Feb 09, 2013 (Menafn - Sun Sentinel - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --When/Where: 3:30 p.m., AmericanAirlines Arena.

Tickets: Available at HEAT.com or 1-800-4NBA-TIX.

TV: ABC. Radio: 790-AM, 104.3-FM, 760-AM, 710-AM (Spanish).

Scouting report: This is the second game of the two-game season series . . . The Heat won the first matchup 99-90 Jan. 17 at Staples Center, behind 39 points, eight assists and seven rebounds from forward LeBron James, enough for the Heat to overcome 22 points from Kobe Bryant and 13 points and 16 rebounds from center Dwight Howard . . . The Heat have won five of the past six meetings, as well as the last four meetings at AmericanAirlines Arena . . . The Heat enter on a six-game home winning streak, now 21-3 at AmericanAirlines Arena, the best home winning percentage in the Eastern Conference . . . The Lakers are coming off Friday's 100-93 victory in Charlotte, 7-2 in their last nine, after losing 10 of their previous 12 . . . Center Chris Bosh and guard Ray Allen are questionable for the Heat due to the flu . . . Forwards Pau Gasol (foot) and Jordan Hill (hip) are out for the Lakers.

-- Ira Winderman

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