Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction: Who will win this time?

Miami and Los Angeles Lakers are teams from among the most successful in recent years. Who will win this time in this great rivalry? Let's pick up a few betting options.

The Heat met with Washington and interrupted the series of defeats, which reached four matches in a row. 121:114 - Erik Spoelstra's team had a great offense, hitting 60% of their shots from the field. Finally, Jimi Butler demonstrated a level close to his best - 20 points with 7 out of 11 accurate attempts. The most productive was Tyler Hirro, with 24 points on 4 of 7 from long distance. Bam Adebayo and Duncan Robinson scored 18 points each. Miami, in the status of the best team in the Eastern Conference, is gradually moving into a new championship.

The team played away with Orlando and lost, allowing their third defeat of the season and dropping to a 50% win rate of 3-3. This game was the worst for the Lakers in this championship - 101:120. D'Angelo Russell failed - only 1 of 10 accurate attempts from long range. Austin Reaves scored 20 points. Anthony Davis and LeBron James maintained their level - Davis had 28 points + 13 rebounds, and LeBron had 24 points + 9 rebounds + 5 assists. But it wasn't even enough for a less than double-digit loss.

In the previous game, Miami needed to hit 60% of their shots from the game to score 121 points. Most likely, the Heat will not be able to maintain the same high efficiency on the offensive end for the second game in a row. At the same time, Erik Spoelstra's team traditionally has great potential on defense. So we can take bets on the total under here. We won't bet on the outcome - the Heat and the Lakers are far from stable at the start of the season.