Mike D'Antoni has said that the Los Angeles Lakers' effort was "good" in their Christmas Day defeat to the Miami Heat.
The home side could not recover from a strong first-half performance by the defending NBA champions.
The head coach told reporters: "I thought we attacked them the way we wanted to. We can step it up a bit and be a little bit tougher, especially on the boards and places like that. Those things are irritating, but the effort is good."
The Lakers travel to the Utah Jazz tomorrow.
