Gameday Rundown: HEAT Look To Complete Season Sweep Of Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers vs Miami HEAT
Thursday, April 8th @ 7:30PM
Location: AmericanAirlines Arena - Miami, FL
Attend the game: Buy tickets here
TV: TNT
Tipoff: 7:40PM
Radio: 790AM, 98.3FM (Espanol)
Uniform: ViceVersa
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Series Notes:
- The HEAT and Lakers meet for the second and final matchup this regular season.
- Earlier this season, Miami recorded a, 96-94, road win in Los Angeles on 2/20. With a win, the HEAT will sweep the season series for the seventh time and the first since the 2014-15 campaign.
- The HEAT are 28-37 all-time versus the Lakers during the regular season, including 18-14 in home games and 10-23 in road games.
What to watch for:
- KZ Okpala (health and safety protocols) is out. Tyler Herro (Left Foot; Soreness) and Gabe Vincent (Right Knee; Soreness) are probable.
- LeBron James (Right Ankle; sprain), Anthony Davis (Right Calf; strain) and Jared Dudley (Right Mcl; tear) are out. Andre Drummond (Right Big Toe; contusion) and Kyle Kuzma (Left Calf; strain) are probable.
- Andre Iguodala enters tonight’s game just one steal short from tying Magic Johnson for 23rd on the all-time steals list.
- Duncan Robinson has currently connected on multiple three-point field goals in 15-straight games, the second-longest streak in team history.
- The HEAT is currently holding opponents to just 40.3 points in the paint, the lowest in the NBA.
- The HEAT dished out 34 assists vs. MEM on 4/6, marking their 10th 30-assist game of the season, posting an 8-2 (.800) record over that span.
HEAT | Category | Lakers |
---|---|---|
106.5 | POINTS PER GAME | 110.0 |
107.4 | OPPONENT POINTS PER GAME | 105.8 |
.460 | FG PCT. | .476 |
.447 | OPPONENT FG PCT. | .453 |
.346 | 3-PT FG PCT. | .353 |
.787 | FT PCT. | .741 |
42.5 | REBOUNDS PER GAME. | 45.2 |
44.0 | OPPONENT REBOUNDS PER GAME | 42.0 |
26.2 | ASSISTS PER GAME | 24.5 |
7.31 | STEALS PER GAME | 7.59 |
14.6 | TURNOVERS PER GAME | 15.6 |
15.1 | OPPONENT TURNOVERS PER GAME | 15.0 |
4.10 | BLOCKS PER GAME | 5.53 |