Miami Heat (19-18, 7th in Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (16-21, 12th in Western Conference)
Los Angeles; Wednesday, 10 p.m. ET
Bottom line: Los Angeles hosts the Miami Heat after LeBron James scored 43 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 121-115 win over the Charlotte Hornets.
The Lakers are 8-8 at home. Los Angeles he is 5-19 against opponents with winning records.
Heats are 9-10 on the road. Miami is 5-5 in games decided by 10 or more.
The two teams will meet for the second time this season. The Heat beat the Lakers 112-98 in his final matchup on December 29. Jimmy Butler led the Heat with his 27 points and James led the Lakers with 27.
Top performer: James has 8.2 rebounds and 6.6 assists with 29.0 points per game for the Lakers. Anthony Davis has averaged 13.2 points over his last 10 games for Los Angeles.
Tyler Hero has a shooting percentage of 45.2%, averaging 21.4 points. Max Strath has averaged 2.3 of his 3-pointers in his last 10 games in Miami.
Last 10 games: Lakers: 5-5, averaging 119.2 points, 44.0 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 5.5 steals, 3.9 blocks, 50.5% shooting percentage. Opponents average 120.5 points per game.
Heat: 7-3, averaging 110.0 points, 39.0 rebounds, 24.3 assists, 10.2 steals, 2.7 blocks, 45.6% shooting from the field. Opponents are scoring an average of 107.8 points.
Injuries: Lakers: Ronnie Walker IV: Days (tailbone), Russell Westbrook: Days (leg), Anthony Davis: Out (leg).
Heats: Nikola Jovic: Out (Back), Omar Yurtseven: Out (Ankle), Dwayne Dedmon: Out (Health and Safety Protocol).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
