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When: 8:30 PM EST, February 20, 2021
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
TV: ABC
Point Spread: -3.5 LAL
OVER/UNDER Game Total: 214.5
Miami Heat
Record: 12-17
Road Record: 5-10
ATS: 10-18-1
Los Angeles Lakers:
Record: 22-8
Home Record: 9-5
ATS: 14-16
Miami Heat Vs Los Angeles Lakers Game Day Preview
Lebron James will try to keep the NBA Champs afloat without co-star Anthony Davis in a finals rematch against the Miami Heat.
Miami is looking to continue their winning ways from their game prior.
Miami Heat
In a Finals Rematch the Miami Heat try for avenges vs reigning NBA champion Lakers, who won the series in 6 games.
The Miami Heat have inconstant all year. Looking to get on a winning streak Miami is 5-5 in their last ten.
Miami’s most recent game, Miami beat Sacramento Kings 118-110 thanks to a triple double from Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo. That makes four triple doubles in Butler’s last five games. Jimmy Butler Finished with 13 Points, 10 Rebounds and 13 Assists. Bam Adebayo had with 16 Points, 12 Rebounds and 10 Assists.
Injuries and covid protocol has been a problem for the Heat all season long. Only one of their main roster players has played in all 29 games this season, that is Duncan Robinson. Their star player Jimmy Butler has missed 12 games due to covid protocol.
On the injury front they have been without their starting Point Guard Goran Dragic due to an ankle injury that he suffered in the beginning of February and he has been out ever since.
Another injury to a key player, reserve guard Avery Bradley who injured his Calf on February 3. He was ruled out for 3-4 weeks. Bradley a key piece to the Heat rotation would be making his return to Los Angeles, where Bradley was a starter for the Lakers during the regular season before opting out because of covid concerns during the NBA Bubble.
On Monday the Heat lost to the Clippers without Kawhi Leonard, Paul George. “They wanted it more than we did” Jimmy Butler said of losing to the Clippers without both of their star players.
As bam Adebayo said “We didn’t have enough multiple efforts to get the win.” This isn’t the first-time players on the heat have been talking about the effort of their team.
Including head coach Erik Spoelstra saying “That’s the challenge for our group” when discussing with the media about having a complete game and team like they were when they faced the Lakers last season in the NBA Finals in the NBA Bubble in Disney World.
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers looking to run it back to the NBA finals for a second straight season. Looking for their first back-to-back championship since 2009-2010.
On Thursday night Lakers lost to the next rising super team the Brooklyn Nets by the score of 109-98.
Anthony Davis, who is out with an Achilles tendonous and a strained calf that will keep him out of the lineup till the end of march. The Lakers also found out an hour before their game on Thursday that their starting point guard Dennis Schroder was out because of Health and Safety protocols.
By the lakers standards that is not an excuse of how they showed up against the Nets what is predicted by many an NBA finals preview. Lebron will have to carry the load even more than he does these next couple weeks that Davis and Schrdoer are out.
“It is next man up; we all can do more. We all can collectively do more and that’s our job.” Lebron said after their game on Tuesday, the Lakers first game of the stretch without Davis.
Heat Vs Lakers Facts
- Lakers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss of more than 10 points
- Heat are 5-12 ATS in their last 17 games following a straight up win
- Lakers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games
- Heat are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600
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