Los Angeles Lakers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 12/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Miami Heat

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Kaseya Center is the site where the Miami Heat (9-10) will compete against the Los Angeles Lakers (12-9) on Wednesday.

The Lakers faced the Timberwolves and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 109-80 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Lakers ended up with 16 and the Timberwolves recorded 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 15 of their 35 attempts from beyond the arc. Minnesota shot 80.0% when shooting free throws by making 12 of their 15 shots. On top of that, Minnesota grabbed 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Minnesota distributed 31 assists and had 11 steals for the matchup. Regarding defending, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 50.6% from the field on 41 of 81 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for this game while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 39 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 10 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Los Angeles ended the contest with a 40.5% FG percentage (32 of 79) and made 6 of 31 three-point attempts.

D'Angelo Russell is one player who was a major factor in the matchup. He walked away with 20 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He played for 34 mins played and also totaled 3 rebounds. Russell walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and dished out 5 assists.

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Los Angeles will take the court with a record of 12-9 for the season. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.2 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 40.5 boards per game and has accounted for 554 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 12th in basketball in terms of passing. The Lakers are connecting on 34.9% on three-point attempts (247 of 708) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They average 112.3 points per game (17th in the league) on 47.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Lakers are able to force 14.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.8 fouls. They are currently ranked 28th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 596 surrendered for the season. The Lakers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.2% (903 of 1,873) and they concede 43.6 boards per contest as a squad. They are surrendering 36.7% on 3-point shots while they are 22nd in the league in PPG from their opponents (114.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Heat took a loss by a final score of 108-89 when they played the Celtics. Regarding rebounds, Miami allowed Boston to get 54 in all (14 offensive). They shot 34.5% from three-point range by hitting 19 out of 55 and finished the contest at 11 of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). The Heat permitted the Celtics to bury 39 of 89 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 43.8% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Heat shot 31 out of 87 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 35.6%. When discussing shots from distance, Miami made 8 of their 35 tries (22.9%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 82.6%. The Celtics committed 20 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Heat to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Heat pulled down 33 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 44 in the game.

Tyler Herro ended up having an impact for the Heat in this matchup. He made 6 out of 19 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 31.6%, and tallied 5 rebounds. Herro totaled 19 points in his 35 minutes on the court and totaled 4 dimes for the matchup.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 9-10 on the year. The Heat commit 16.3 fouls every game while shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.4 times per contest (16th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest. Miami has accounted for 2,092 points this year (110.1 per contest) and they average 43.1 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Heat are connecting on 44.0% from the field, which is ranked 26th in basketball.

The Miami defense concedes 35.9% on shots from 3-point land (266 of 740) and their opponents are knocking down 79.8% of their free throw attempts. They concede 26.5 assists and 46.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is 20th and 28th in the NBA. The Heat defensively are ranked 8th in the league in points given up per game with 109.8. They are forcing 15.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.4% from the field (16th in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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