Heat visit Lakers with Miami on first leg of five-game road trip
The gist
The Heat (2-4) face the Lakers (5-2) at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Monday night.
Miami is chasing a third straight win while L.A. may rest Luka Doncic.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2025The Lakers beat the Heat 130-120 in Los Angeles in the teams' most recent prior meeting.
- Mar 19, 2026Los Angeles beat Miami 134-126 in Miami behind a season-best 60 points from Luka Doncic; LeBron James had a triple-double in his 1,611th game, tying Robert Parish's NBA regular-season games record.
- Oct 31, 2026The Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 129-117, while the Lakers lost 112-95 at Golden State.