NO CONTEST: Ed Leard of Huntington Beach,...

NO CONTEST: Ed Leard of Huntington Beach, chosen in a contest to shoot a mid-court halftime shot at Sunday night’s Lakers/Golden State game, insists he wasn’t surprised when his two-hand shot swished the net. The 34-year-old computer executive had practiced the shot for days. . . . Leard is a fan but mostly devoted to Lakers voice Chick Hearn. “Chick told me it was the lousiest shot he’d ever seen,” laughed Leard. His hero’s words almost felt as good as the money Leard won--$17,000.