Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 06/10/2020, 11:56  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 06/10/2020 at 12:57 in Basketball Predictions

The fourth match of a best-of-seven final is always going to be an important one. That's definitely the case in this contest between the LA Lakers and Miami Heat. The Lakers won the first two matches but then the Heat fought back to win the third. A win for the Lakers here means just one more win is required to win the title. If Miami can win, then it's 2-2 with three games to go and anyone's title.

The Lakers had two convincing wins with an 18-point margin in the first match followed by a ten-point win in the second. Miami were in deep trouble and desperately needed to win the third match. They did so, winning by 115 points to 104, winning all four quarters. The star man for Miami was Jimmy Butler who scored 40 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists. That triple double was just what Miami needed with both Adebayo and Dragic out injured. Can he do that again in this fourth match?  Alternatively, can the Heat keep Anthony Davis quiet? Davis only scored 15 points and five rebounds, surely he'll do better in this match. Also, the Lakers committed 20 turnovers in the third match of this series. That led to Miami scoring 21 points, if the Lakers can cut that down and see Davis  and LeBron James score more points, then they can get the win in this match to go 3-1 up.