The Lakers have won game three 112-102 to take a 2-1 lead in the series.

Earlier, Miami advanced to the eastern conference finals with a 103-94 win over Milwaukee to take a 4-1 series win.

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29 Nov: Tall Blacks coach Judd Flavell believes giving the ball away too often has cost them a chance at a rare international basketball victory over their Australian rivals

25 Nov: Breakers development player Tukaha Cooper has copped a one-month ban from basketball after testing positive for cannabis

25 Nov: Max Darling will miss the Tall Blacks' basketball World Cup Qualifiers against the Australian Boomers with concussion

23 Nov: American import Izaiah Brockington doesn't think the Breakers are as bad as this season's Australian NBL record suggests

23 Nov: The Breakers are welcoming a break in the Australian NBL to accommodate an international window

23 Nov: The Breakers have jumped from 9th to 7th on the NBL basketball table after a 102-96 win over the Taipans in Cairns

22 Nov: Breakers centre Rob Loe has revealed his ties to basketball ahead of tonight's NBL clash with the Taipans in Cairns

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