Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 1/15/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

The Los Angeles Lakers (20-17) welcome the Miami Heat (20-18) at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday.

The Heat took the court against the Clippers and went home with a loss by a final score of 109-98 in their last game. Miami finished the contest having earned a 38.8% FG percentage (33 of 85) and knocked down 17 out of their 52 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Heat buried 15 of 18 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 49 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 22 dimes for this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 48.4% from the floor on 45 of 93 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 28 dimes and had 11 steals in this game. On top of that, Los Angeles snagged 48 rebounds (7 offensive, 41 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Los Angeles finished the contest at 60.0% at the charity stripe by making 6 of their 10 attempts. They also made 13 of their 36 tries from long range. In relation to fouls, the Heat ended up finishing with 9 while the Clippers recorded 15 fouls.

Tyler Herro is a player who played a role for the matchup. He totaled 32 points on 9 of 20 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and totaled 11 rebounds. Herro finished the game shooting 45.0% from the floor and totaled 7 assists.

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Miami comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 20-18 so far this year. They lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Miami is pulling down 43.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 990 assists so far this year, which ranks 16th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Heat are connecting on 36.7% from downtown (542 of 1,477) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 110.8 points per outing (21st in the league) while going 45.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Heat are forcing 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are 13th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,012 conceded on the season. The Heat are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.8% (1,548 of 3,380) and they surrender 46.1 boards per contest as a squad. They surrender 35.5% on three-point shots and they rank 7th in the league in PPG from their opponents (109.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Lakers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 126-102 when they played the Spurs. When it comes to rebounding, Los Angeles allowed San Antonio to grab 41 in total (12 offensive). They finished shooting 37.1% from three-point range by connecting on 13 out of 35 and ended up going 17 out of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). The Lakers allowed the Spurs to knock down 48 of their 90 attempts from the floor which had them at 53.3% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Lakers finished 39 out of 87 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.8%. With respect to three-point shots, Los Angeles made 14 out of their 44 tries (31.8%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 62.5%. The Spurs committed 15 fouls for this contest which got the Lakers to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They also coughed it up 19 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. The Lakers earned 25 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this matchup.

Anthony Davis ended up being a major contributor for the Lakers for the contest. Davis earned 30 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in this contest. He made 13 of 18 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 72.2%, and tallied 13 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 20-17 this season. The Lakers have committed 16.4 fouls every game and they shoot 78.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.2 times per game (13th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per game. Los Angeles has 4,128 points this season (111.6 per contest) and they collect 41.4 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Lakers are hitting on 47.2% from the floor, which ranks 10th in basketball.

The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 20th in the NBA in PPG given up with 114.3. They are able to force 13.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (27th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense concedes 36.2% on 3-pointers (494 of 1,365) and their opponents are connecting on 78.5% of their free throw attempts. They concede 27.9 dimes and 44.2 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 24th and 16th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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