Miami visits Los Angeles following Doncic's 45-point game
Miami Heat (2-4, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (5-2, fourth in the Western Conference)
Miami Heat (2-4, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (5-2, fourth in the Western Conference)
Los Angeles; Monday, 10 p.m. EST
LINE: Lakers -2.5; over/under is 238.5
BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles plays the Miami Heat after Luka Doncic scored 45 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' 131-125 victory over the Toronto Raptors.
Los Angeles went 53-29 overall with a 28-13 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Lakers averaged 25.9 assists per game on 42.0 made field goals last season.
Miami finished 43-39 overall with a 17-24 record on the road a season ago. The Heat averaged 8.6 steals, 4.3 blocks and 13.1 turnovers per game last season.
INJURIES: Lakers: Adou Thiero: out (injury management), Ziaire Williams: out (foot).
Heat: Tim Hardaway Jr.: day to day (personal).
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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