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NHL Jerseys From China . The Canucks are also looking to put some issues behind them as they have lost three of four and six of their past nine (3-4-2).(Sports Network) - Sporting just one road win this season, the Los Angeles Lakers will be away from home quite often the next few weeks and will get the journey started tonight against the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena. Its the first of a TSN2 double-header tonight. Action gets underway at 8pm et/5pm pt. That will be followed immediately by the Mavericks in Utah to take on the Jazz. The Lakers will play two straight, four of six and 10 of their next 13 games as the visitor, and are only 1-4 on foreign courts this season. Los Angeles has won nine in a row at home and six of seven overall, including Mondays 73-70 victory over the Dallas Mavericks thanks to Derek Fishers three-pointer with 3.1 seconds remaining in the game. Fisher buried a shot over the outstretched arm of Dirk Nowitzki and finished with 13 points. Kobe Bryant had scored 40 or more points in four straight games, but was 7-of-22 from the floor for a season-low 14 points. He assisted on Fishers three. "Kobe demands a lot of attention and he trusted me to make the right play," said Fisher, who scored nine points in the fourth quarter. "Im confident in my ability to make the right play. I have a responsibility to my team." Bryant is one of 20 finalists for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team and leads all Western Conference players in All-Star voting. Andrew Bynum led the Lakers with 17 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. Los Angeles was able to bounce back from a loss to the rival Clippers a few days prior and held on for a won over Dallas despite shooting 38.2 percent and scoring only seven points in the third quarter. The Lakers will close out their Florida trip in Orlando on Friday before returning to Hollywood for consecutive games versus the Pacers and Clippers. Miami hopes to have both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade healthy enough for this early-season matchup with the Lakers. James missed the Heats shootaround on Thursday morning with flu-like symptoms and was listed as a game-time decision. Meanwhile, Wade has missed four of the past seven games due to injury. The All-Star guard did not play in Tuesdays 120-98 victory over San Antonio because of a bruised left foot and right ankle sprain, and is listed as questionable for Thursday. James logged 33 points and 10 assists, while Chris Bosh had 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists against the Spurs for the Heat, who battled back from as many as 17 points down to halt a three-game losing streak and set a season-high for points in a half with 71 points in the second half. "LeBron and Chris were brilliant offensively and shouldered a big load," Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said. "In the second half, after we defended and those two guys generated a lot of offense, we were able to execute and trust and the other guys were able to get involved." Mike Miller, who had missed the first 12 games with a sports hernia, scored 18 points in a winning effort and helped Miami kick off a five-game homestand on a positive notte. NHL Jerseys China. The Heat are 4-1 at home this season and will also welcome the 76ers, Bucks and Cavs to south Florida. They are averaging a league-best 107.2 points per game and holding the opposition to 99.2 ppg. Miami won both meetings with the Lakers last season and is unbeaten in the past three meetings between the teams. LA has dropped three straight and six of its last seven contests at the Heat. The Lakers hold an all-time record of 29-17 against Miami. Mavericks vs Jazz (Sports Network) - Utah, perhaps the most surprising team in the Western Conference, will aim to continue its stellar play at home against the reigning NBA champion Dallas Mavericks. After starting the season 0-2 the Jazz have rattled off nine wins in 11 games, the latest of which came on Tuesday in Salt Lake City when Paul Millsap scored 20 points, leading Utah to a 108-79 pasting of the Chris Paul-less Clippers. C.J. Miles added 19 points and Devin Harris had 13 for the Jazz, winners of three straight and eight of nine since New Years Day. Alec Burks chipped in 11 while Al Jefferson and Enes Kanter both finished with 10. "I enjoyed watching the guys having fun do what they do," Jazz head coach Tyrone Corbin said. "They really worked together and they deserved to have some success." At 9-4 on the season, helped by a 7-1 mark at EnergySolutions Arena, Utah has the second best record in the West behind Oklahoma City. The Mavs also played the Clips in their last contest on Wednesday but werent as lucky, dropping a tough 91-89 decision at Staples Center despite Pauls continued absence due to a hamstring problem. Chauncey Billups picked up the slack by hitting his first "Big Shot" for LA in that one, draining a go-ahead three-pointer with one second left in regulation to give the Clippers the victory, their first over Dallas in over three years. Four seconds prior to Billups make, Jason Terry had hit a straightaway three after coming off a double-screen at the top of the key to give Dallas the lead, 89-88. But the Clippers drew up a play for Billups, who inbounded the ball along the right sideline and passed to Blake Griffin. Jason Kidd lost Billups in the exchange, and "Mr. Big Shot" hit nothing but the bottom of the net from the right wing. "I was a little surprised I was that open," Billups said. "I got some separation and made the shot." Dallas desperation lob fell short prior to the buzzer, putting an end to the Clippers 10-game losing streak to the Mavs. Dirk Nowitzki and Delonte West each scored 17 points to lead the Mavs, who also suffered a last-second loss to the Lakers at Staples Center on Monday. Terry scored 12 points, as did teammate Shawn Marion, who also pulled down 10 rebounds. "Its tough when this happens," Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle said. "Give them credit, they made the last shot." Dallas swept a four-game season series with the Jazz in 2010-11 ' ' '