NBA – Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers ( WON )

Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers – 11/18/18 NBA

Los Angeles Lakers (8-7) at Miami Heat (6-9)

NBA Basketball: Sunday, November 18, 2018 at 6:00 pm (American Airlines Arena)

The Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat meet Sunday in NBA action at the AmericanAirlines Arena.

The Los Angeles Lakers look to stay hot after winning six of their last eight games. The Los Angeles Lakers are averaging 116.9 points on 48.1 percent shooting and allowing 115.6 points on 45.9 percent shooting. LeBron James is averaging 27.6 points and 7.2 assists while Kyle Kuzma is averaging 17.6 points and 4.9 rebounds. Brandon Ingram is the third double-digit scorer and JaVale McGee is grabbing 7.1 rebounds. The Los Angeles Lakers are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 71.1 percent from the free throw line. The Los Angeles Lakers are allowing 36.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.1 rebounds per game. The Los Angeles Lakers have split their last six road games.

The Miami Heat are getting desperate for a victory after losing seven of their last 10 games. The Miami Heat are averaging 110.1 points on 44.3 percent shooting and allowing 110.5 points on 44.7 percent shooting. Josh Richardson is averaging 20.6 points and 3.3 assists while Goran Dragic is averaging 16.3 points and 4.7 assists. Dwyane Wade is the third double-digit scorer and Hassan Whiteside is grabbing 14.9 rebounds. The Miami Heat are shooting 36.9 percent from beyond the arc and 71.8 percent from the free throw line. The Miami Heat are allowing 37.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 47.6 rebounds per game. The Miami Heat have lost four of their last five home games.

The Lakers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Sunday games and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 vs. Eastern Conference. The Heat are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games, 1-6 ATS in their last 7 Sunday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Lakers are 3-7 ATS in the last 10 meetings in Miami and the underdog is 14-6 ATS in the last 20 meetings. The under is 6-1 in Lakers last 7 overall and the over is 9-2 in Heat last 11 overall.