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LOS ANGELES -- A little bit of tweaking to the starting lineup by coach Mike DAntoni worked wonders for the Los Angeles Lakers, resulting in a dominant first half against the Atlanta Hawks. Then came the second half, and they ended up fighting for their lives to escape with a victory. Xavier Henry scored 18 points, Pau Gasol hit two tiebreaking free throws with 6 seconds remaining, and the Lakers beat the Hawks 105-103 on Sunday night after blowing a 21-point lead. "There was a little bit of an energy drop in the second half and a lot of missed assignments, but we picked it up and a lot of guys made some good plays," Henry said. "I dont want to say it was because we wanted it more, but you could tell. When the game was on the line, guys were like: We were already up 20. We were not going to let this one slip by." Henry started at forward for the first time as a Laker and the 19th time in 137 NBA games, while Nick Young came off the bench. DAntonis intention with the lineup change was to perk up the team at the outset, and also inject some energy into the Lakers second unit while doing likewise for the cold-shooting Young. "Were still trying to find the right combinations and rack up the wins while we do it," Henry said of the growing pains the club is going through without Kobe Bryant. "We have a lot of new guys, and a lot of guys still need to learn how to play with each other. Were trying new lineups and stuff, so were still going to be working and trying to compete." Henry, who received nine stitches in his forehead during Fridays loss to San Antonio after colliding with teammate Wesley Johnsons knee on a drive to the basket and missed all six of his shots that night, was 5 for 11 from the field against the Hawks. "Ive been playing those guys for a while, so I really didnt have to change anything," Henry said. "Basically I just had to go out there and still be aggressive and still be consistent." Gasol had 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Steve Nash had 13 points and six assists and Young finished with 13 points. Kyle Korver led Atlanta with 22 points, converting all six 3-point attempts, but his attempt at a tying 21-footer from the right baseline was blocked by Gasol as time ran out. Hawks point guard Jeff Teague had 14 points and six assists after missing his first five shots. "We cant put ourselves in that situation, to always climb uphill," Hawks forward Paul Millsap said. "We have to do a better job of starting the game off." Two nights after shooting only 37 per cent from the field and blowing a 15-point lead against the Spurs despite the absence of injured centre Tim Duncan in the paint, Los Angeles shot 42.7 per cent against the Hawks. And for the first time this season, all five Lakers starters connected from 3-point range while the team went 9 for 25 from behind the arc. Trailing by 12 points after three quarters, the Hawks narrowed the gap to 90-83 on a jumper by Dennis Schroder with 10:25 remaining. Chris Kaman then lost the ball out of bounds on the Lakers next possession and committed his fifth foul on an offensive charge 34 seconds later. Millsap got the last of his 14 points on an 11-footer that tied it at 103-all with 35.3 seconds left, after Korvers sixth 3-pointer made it a two-point spread. "Theres a few things they can do to get a guy like that open," Henry said of Korver. "If they want to get someone open, they can set enough screens to do that. He was running around them and finding his way." Eleven Lakers got into the scoring column as they built a 62-49 halftime lead, without anyone on the team reaching double digits. Young, who shot 6 for 22 over his first three games, made four of his first five field goal attempts -- including a 17-footer that capped a 15-2 run and gave the Lakers a 44-23 lead with 9:19 left in the second quarter. "I think we came out with the right mindset, but they just came out and hit us first," Hawks centre Al Horford said. "Coach (Mike Budenholzer) definitely challenged us in the second half, and we were much better. I think our second unit changed it early in the fourth, making plays and getting the momentum going our way." The Lakers have beaten the Hawks eight straight times at home and have won 21 of the last 24 meetings at Los Angeles dating to Feb. 2, 1990 at the Forum. Last season at Staples Center, the Lakers won 99-98 on a layup by Bryant with 9 seconds remaining after they blew a 16-point second-half lead. NOTES: Sunday was the 38th anniversary of the day the Lakers traded Pat Riley to Phoenix for two draft picks. One of the mainstays of the Lakers first NBA championship team in Los Angeles (1971-72) he went on to win four more rings as Lakers coach, another as coach of Miami, and two more as the Heats team president. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2008. ... Shawne Williams, the Lakers other starting forward, had seven points before fouling out with 5:40 remaining. ... Eight Lakers hit a 3-pointer, the third time in franchise history thats happened and second time this season -- including the season opener against the Clippers. They also did it on Feb. 2, 2013 at Minnesota. Mitchell Trubisky Womens Jersey . Lexie Lou earned a commanding 4 1/2-length win Sunday in the $500,000 Woodbine Oaks. Mitchell Trubisky Youth Jersey . He was still a kid, going into his senior year of high school. Thursday, the point guard stood in front of a couple dozen members of the media and spoke with poise about how much hed grown since then, and how hes ready for the next level. http://www.chicagobearfootballauthentic....y-bears-jersey/. Speaking on TSN Radio 1050s TSN Drive with Dave Naylor on Monday, Colangelo said he had no intention of tanking the shortened 2011-12 season, but definitely wanted a high pick in the draft. "I wish that word wasnt used for headline reasons," said Colangelo, "but the story behind it was: how can we fix the system? How can we tweak the system to make it less likely that teams are rewarded for losing records? "I do believe that if youre as transparent as we were at the time - with our season seat holders, our fans, the market place and the media - everybody knew what the plan was and what we were going through. Mitchell Trubisky Jersey .J. -- The NHL reduced its penalty against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday for signing Ilya Kovalchuk in 2010.PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Heath Miller is back.Not that the Pittsburgh Steelers 10th-year tight end went anywhere, but Miller appears to finally fully recovered from the serious knee injury that cut his 2012 season short by one game. Miller has taken everything in stride since right knee surgery in late December 2012, to repair the ACL and MCL.He certainly looks healthy. Miller hauled in a career-high 10 catches in last weeks loss to Tampa Bay, catching his first touchdown pass of the season. He has 21 receptions for 197 yards for Pittsburgh (2-2) heading into Sundays game at winless Jacksonville (0-4).So much for the Steelers uptempo offence leaving him behind. Not that Miller was focused on the most productive day of a career that spans a decade.I really didnt realize it, but it kind of doesnt matter if you dont win, he said. If you come up short as a team, its always disappointing. And that will never change. So, Id rather not do anything statistics-wise and have us win the game.If Miller continues to put up numbers like he did Sunday and reaches 70 catches for the third time in his career, he would surpass Hall-of-Famer John Stallworth for the No. 2 spot on the clubs all-time receptions list behind Hines Ward. Miller has 487 catches for 5,470 yards and 41 touchdowns since Pittsburgh selected him in the first round of the 2005 draft. All three marks are club records by a Pittsburgh tight end.Maybe one day, itll be more significant than it is right now, but you dont really have time during the season to think about those types of things, Miller said..dddddddddddd. My focus each week is to do what Im asked to do to help the team win, and thats the main goal.Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has consistently relied on Miller in difficult spots. When a short scoring pass to Miller in the third quarter on Sunday was called back due to a penalty, Roethlisberger went right back to Miller a few plays later.He can make the tough catches, and he can create openings, Roethlisberger said. He can take the big shot, and if you get him the ball in space hes going to create yards.Miller is a security blanket but can still run at age 31. He hauled in a 19-yard reception against the Buccaneers and had a 30-yarder at Carolina. But he also had a drop against Tampa Bay, which Roethlisberger said just proved Miller was human after all.Heath is asked to do a lot, tight end Matt Spaeth said. He stays in a lot to block, and he usually is a big part of the passing game. When you consider that he had reconstructive knee surgery, I think hes definitely back from that injury, and it shows.Notes: WR Martavis Bryant (illness), ILB Ryan Shazier (knee) and CB Ike Taylor (right forearm) did not practice Thursday. . Shazier and Taylor already have been ruled out, while Bryant missed a second straight day. ... OG Ramon Foster, OT Marcus Gilbert (ankle) and OLB James Harrison (illness) were full participants, along with DE Brett Keisel, TE Heath Miller, FS Mike Mitchell and SS Troy Polamalu, who were all back after a maintenance day off Wednesday.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '