Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction, 11/2/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers

Date: Sunday, November 2, 2025

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum Sportsnet

crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Lakers (3-2) will attempt to beat the Miami Heat (3-2) on Sunday.

The Heat stepped onto the hardwood against the Spurs and took a loss by a final of 107-101 in their last game. Miami finished the contest with a 43.3% FG percentage (39 out of 90) and converted 15 of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Heat knocked down 8 of their 11 tries for a rate of 72.7%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 34 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 29 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning defense, Miami allowed the other team to go 44.2% from the floor on 38 of 86 shooting. San Antonio totaled 26 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. In addition, San Antonio snagged 44 rebounds (9 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 2 blocks. San Antonio shot 73.9% at the charity stripe by converting 17 of 23 tries. They also made 14 out of their 41 attempts from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Heat walked away with 20 and the Spurs recorded 17 fouls.

Bam Adebayo is someone who came through in the matchup. He scored 31 points on 12 of 27 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins played and also snagged 10 rebounds. Adebayo shot 44.4% from the floor and distributed 3 assists.

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Miami comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 3-2 this year. They average 125.4 pts per game (5th in the NBA) while connecting on 49.4% from the field. The Heat are connecting on 40.5% on shots from 3-point land (79 of 195) and 81.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Miami is snagging 46.4 boards per contest and has accumulated 148 dimes for the season, which ranks 3rd in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 16.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 21.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Heat are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game while drawing 19.6 fouls. They are ranked 17th in basketball in giving up assists with 127 relinquished for the year. The Heat are giving up a FG percentage of 42.7% (196 of 459) and they relinquish 45.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They surrender 33.5% on shots from downtown while they are 8th in the NBA in opponents points per game (114.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Lakers went home victorious with a score of 116-115 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Lakers collected 32 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the game. They also turned it over 19 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Timberwolves were called for 23 personal fouls for the game which got the Lakers to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.2%. In relation to three-point attempts, Los Angeles converted 11 out of 31 tries (35.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Lakers shot 45 out of 83 from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.2%. The Lakers allowed the Timberwolves to bury 41 of their 82 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% in this matchup. They shot 50.0% from 3-point land by going 15 out of 30 and ended up going 18 out of 22 at the charity stripe (81.8%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles permitted Minnesota to snag 40 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Austin Reaves ended up having an impact for the Lakers in the game. Reaves racked up 28 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 16 dimes for the game. He made 9 out of 24 in the game giving him a rate of 37.5%, and added 1 rebound.

Los Angeles has a win-loss record of 3-2 this year. The Lakers are committing 19.8 personal fouls per game and they shoot 77.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.4 times per game (13th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 18.6 times per contest. Los Angeles has accounted for 588 pts for the season (117.6 per game) and they pull down 41.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Lakers are shooting 52.5% from the field, which ranks 2nd in the league.

The Los Angeles defense concedes 39.7% on three-point shots (77 of 194) and their opponents are converting on 81.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 26.8 dimes and 40.6 rebounds every game, ranking them 20th and 8th in basketball. The Lakers on the defensive side of the court are 15th in the league in points allowed per game with 117.2. They are able to force 16.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (14th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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