LAst Night's Action: "I'd Kick David Beckham's Ass"

Lakers 124, Heat 118, OT - Unlike the Golden Globe acceptance speeches, nobody was upset when this went a little long. Boasting a budding rivalry that didn't even need Shaq or Pat Riley, the Lakers survived the Heat in a game featuring plenty of lead changes and ties. Dwayne Wade had a game high 35, but it wasn't enough against a Lakers squad that spread the ball around (seven players scored in double digits). The team shot 14-for-25 from beyond the arc with five from Smush Parker and four from Brian Cook. Miami was just 9-for-26 from deep.

Warriors 108, Clippers 93 - Dressing only eight players due to injury, Golden State leaned on their not-so-golden boy to lead them to victory. Mike Dunleavy, Jr. scored 18 points to go with 13 rebounds and helped the Warrior's over the Clippers, who are coached by his dad. The younger Dunleavy has been heavily criticized for poor performance that has solidified his roll as a backup despite a $44.5 million contract. Golden State coach Don Nelson started the season calling him a "disaster" and after tonight's game quipped, "I wish he had tried to impress me that much the first 40 games."

Stars 3, Kings 1 - Both teams hobbled into the game with three consecutive losses and a long list of injuries. Los Angeles was without their top two goalies, while Dallas was missing a whopping seven players. In the end, a listless Kings squad fell to 0-6 against the Stars this year.

Beckham Watch - Real Madrid has benched the star for the rest of the season, though he hasn't seen much playing time, anyway. There's a lot of speculation that he could start earlier than expected for the LA Galaxy. In the mean time, he might like to try acting, since his potential coworkers seem to like him. Rappers, on the other hand, are more interested in kicking his ass.

College News - USC football commit ranked #1 in the nation as more people rank team #1 for 2007 ... Lots of college football players bolt for The League ... UCLA lost to Stanford in women's hotness, um, gymnastics ... USC tennis won a tournament by beating UCLA, and vice-versa.

AP photo by Matt Slocum.