Lakers vs Heat

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Lakers vs. Heat: How to watch NBA online, TV channel, live stream ... (CBSSports.com)

After five games on the road, the Los Angeles Lakers are heading back home. They will take on the Miami Heat at 10 p.m. ET Wednesday at Crypto.com Arena.

- Nov 18, 2018 - Los Angeles 113 vs. - Dec 10, 2018 - Los Angeles 108 vs. - Oct 02, 2020 - Los Angeles 124 vs. Los Angeles ended up a good deal behind the Heat when they played in the teams' previous meeting last month, losing 112-98. - Oct 06, 2020 - Los Angeles 102 vs. Los Angeles' small forward - Oct 11, 2020 - Los Angeles 106 vs. [NBA picks](https://www.sportsline.com/nba/picks/#ttag=SL19_lk_cbssports_nba_htw) for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. Regional restrictions may apply.) After five games on the road, the Los Angeles Lakers are heading back home. The Lakers are expected to lose this next one by 4. Allowing an average of 117.62 points per game, the Lakers have been asleep on the defensive side of the ball and will need to wake up before the matchup.

Three Things to Know: Lakers vs. Heat 1-4-23 (Lakers.com)

Including the game that he got hurt (12/16 vs. Denver), the Lakers have a 5-5 record since AD went down with his foot injury and Thomas Bryant is a key reason ...

This resulted in 24 turnovers and the Lakers struggling to get into their offense cleanly for much of the game. Not allowing both to get it going in the same manner this game is paramount towards getting a victory. When these teams played on December 28th, the Heat were able to build a big lead and then stave off a late run by the Lakers to win comfortably. From now until January 25th, the Lakers only leave the Pacific Time Zone a single time when they head to Denver (1/9) for the final time this season to play the Nuggets. Bryant is has made 10 of his 18 attempts from behind the arc during this period and hit 51.6% of his jumpers overall. This includes a stretch where they will play seven of eight at Crypto.com Arena, giving them a chance to settle in and get comfortable for an extended stretch.

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Heat vs. Lakers Odds, Pick, Prediction: Target the Total in Los ... (The Action Network)

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[rebounds](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/props/rebounds) and [assists](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/props/assists). The Lakers’ only game against the Heat went under the [total](https://www.actionnetwork.com/education/over-under-total) as the L.A. Sure, the Lakers are averaging 116.1 points per game, but the Heat will control the tempo. The content on this page is for informational purposes only. [111.4](https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/advanced?dir=A&sort=DEF_RATING)), entering tonight’s games. They better hope that James is able to play, otherwise this game could get out of hand in a hurry. [10 games](https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/lebron-james-with-and-without-anthony-davis-this-season) that James has played without the Lakers star big man in the lineup. [Clippers](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nba/odds/los-angeles-clippers). They are allowing 117.6 points per game, which also ranks as the fourth-highest in the league. Outside of Butler and Adebayo, Tyler Herro has been sensational averaging a career-high 21.5 points per game while shooting 45.2% from the field this year. At least one of Butler or Adebayo has been out in 16 of the Heat’s 38 games this season. There are a few ways to attack this game even with question marks to the status of LeBron James.

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The 112-98 win for the Heat stayed well below the number, with the teams playing a slower offensive pace and combining for only 37 points in the fourth quarter. The Heat are always an active Under bet but with totals tightening and the offense seeing an uptick in efficiency, Over results are beginning to trickle into Miami’s contests. The Lakers coughed the ball up 24 times in that meeting with Miami’s smothering defense, which the Heat converted into 31 points off turnovers. The Heat are among the more methodical offenses in the NBA, running plenty of pick-and-roll and cutters away from the ball. 9 in advanced offensive rating and letting their defense fuel easy offense, with an average of 22 points off turnovers per game in this stretch (most in the league). The Lakers are the No. 2 in pace, and not having James pushing the ball and creating plays leaves the Lakers’ transition-dependent offense stuck in sand. Los Angeles has won three of its last four, with the loss to Miami sticking out like a sore thumb. The Lakers have watched foes fire at a 49.7% clip since Davis went down. Los Angeles, which owns the second-highest pace rating in the NBA at 102.74, finished that 112-98 defeat with just a total of 93 offensive possessions — 10.5 less than its season average. The Heat don’t just play defense when their opponents have the basketball. That momentum has the Heat tabbed as 5.5-point road favorites in La-La Land.

Lakers vs. Heat Final Score: Lakers win mid-off against Miami (Silver Screen and Roll)

With no LeBron James or Lonnie Walker IV, most thought this would be the end of the Lakers' two-game winning streak. Instead, the Lakers rallied without ...

Bryant kept converting near the basket, for every head-scratching play Russ had, he made up for it with two good ones, and Dennis closed the game out with a late layup and a few nervy, clutch free throws to secure the win. But after yelling in pain, struggling to get up and shoot his free throws, Dennis kept playing, showing the toughness and resiliency the Lakers have demonstrated all night. With the team having one of the worst net ratings in the third quarter in the NBA, a slim lead, and three of their five starters out, the fear was the purple and gold would fall off a cliff and the Heat would run them out of the building after halftime. They responded to every Heat run and entered the fourth with the slimmest of margins. was ruled out for the rest of the game with a left quad injury early in the quarter, leaving an already depleted Laker squad even slimmer, and Butler started hot, scoring eight of Miami’s first ten points (he finished with 27). The two teams exchanged buckets and the Lakers’ lead was cut down to as little as three points, but a few late free throws from Russ and Dennis gave the Lakers a four-point advantage heading to the third.

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Jan. The game will be played at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. 7:00 p.m. - Time: 10:00 p.m. Heat will tip off around 10:00 p.m. For games on NBA TV, subscribe to Sling Orange & Sports Extra for $51/month. Stream Sling Orange for $40/month to catch all regular season games on TNT, ESPN & ABC. Bally Sports Sun Bally Sports “We just got to maintain this thing and take care of it. Or Will the Heat continue their winning ways on the road? can watch the biggest games of the 2022-23 NBA season on Sling TV.