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Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat Preview & Picks – Can Heat Avoid 3rd Straight NBA Loss?

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03 Dec 2024
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Leigh Copson 03 Dec 2024
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  • Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat picks for Wednesday, December 4
  • Game is taking place at Kaseya Center
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    Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat Preview & Picks
  • Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Los Angeles Lakers Form
  • Miami Heat Form

Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat Preview & Picks

Can Miami bounce back from back-to-back road losses?

Check back here on Wednesday morning for our free Los Angeles Lakers at Miami Heat tips.

Head To Head

  • Los Angeles Lakers lead the all-time series 43-35
  • Miami Heat won 110-96 when the two teams last met on January 3

Los Angeles Lakers Form

Los Angeles head to Miami on a rough run of form, having now lost five of their last seven games to fall to 12-9.

The Lakers’ bad run started with a 119-118 home defeat to Orlando that brought an end to their six-game win streak.

They were then blown out at home by Denver 127-102, before heading to Phoenix for a 127-100 defeat to the Suns.

Los Angeles rebounded with a 119-101 victory in San Antonio, only to then suffer a 101-98 defeat when they returned home to face Oklahoma City.

The Lakers responded with a 105-104 win in Utah, but they failed to follow that up as they then lost 109-80 at Minnesota.

Miami Heat Form

Miami return home having lost back-to-back games on the road to fall below. 500 at 9-10.

The Heat returned home from a six-game road trip in the second half of November and downed Philadelphia 106-89, before beating Dallas 123-118 in overtime.

They failed to make it three-in-a-row as they then lost 106-103 to Milwaukee, but they did rebound quickly.

Miami got back to winning ways with a 98-94 victory over the Hornets in Charlotte, and then headed back home to take down Toronto, 121-111.

The Heat have not won since though, losing 119-116 to the Raptors on the road before heading to Boston for a 108-89 loss to the Celtics.