Heat top Lakers in overtime

? The brick wall came tumbling down Saturday.

But that didn’t stop Miami from beating the Los Angeles Lakers in Shaq vs. Kobe I.

With Shaquille O’Neal watching from the bench after fouling out, Dwyane Wade and Eddie Jones scored four points each in overtime, and the Heat beat the Lakers, 104-102, to extend their winning streak to 11 games, equaling a franchise record.

The Heat (22-7) survived a season-high 42 points by Kobe Bryant. Despite the big night, the Lakers’ All-Star was held scoreless in overtime, missing three shots including a three-pointer at the buzzer.

“I had a pretty good look, but I didn’t get the balance I would have liked on the shot,” Bryant said.

O’Neal fouled out after getting 24 points and 11 rebounds in his first game against the Lakers since being traded to the Heat in the summer.

“I felt I let my teammates down a little bit,” he said. “My teammates told me they had my back. I wasn’t worried at all.”

O’Neal tied the game by dunking off a missed shot with three minutes left, but picked up his sixth foul 45 seconds later when Bryant drove toward the basket.

“I kind of forgot I had five,” O’Neal said.

When asked last Monday what would happen if Bryant drove the lane, O’Neal replied: “When you’ve got a Corvette that runs into a brick wall, you know what’s going to happen.”

Bryant had drawn O’Neal’s fifth foul in similar fashion with 4:04 left.

“I didn’t even realize he had five fouls,” Bryant said. “I just attacked and went straight to the basket. He collapsed, and I took it right to him.”

Wade, who had 29 points and 10 assists, scored with 2:06 left to give the Heat a 104-99 lead. The Lakers drew within two points when Lamar Odom made his second three-pointer of overtime with 1:11 to play, but neither team scored after that. The Lakers got the ball one final time with 3.4 seconds to play, but Bryant missed.

A pregame tribute to O’Neal was shown on the videoboard before he was introduced to a standing ovation. Bryant stood in front of the Lakers’ bench and clapped throughout.

O’Neal said he didn’t watch the video.

“I didn’t want to go back into flashback mode,” he said.

O’Neal and Bryant acknowledged each other briefly before the opening tipoff.

“I think it was great before the game that the fans paid their respects for all that he’s done for the organization,” Bryant said.

O’Neal and Bryant were teammates for eight chaotic seasons with the Lakers. Despite their obvious disdain for each other, nearly unbearable at times, the Lakers won three championships and reached the NBA Finals a fourth time during their last five years together.

O’Neal demanded a trade after the Finals in June.