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

Prediction published on 11/10/2020, 10:22  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 11/10/2020 at 11:22 in Basketball Predictions

There are just two matches left in this best-of-seven NBA Final between the LA Lakers and Miami Heat.  It's the Lakers who are in the lead 3-2 and need just one more victory to take the title. For Miami, it's an easy equation, they have to win both of the final two games to become NBA champions. The Lakers got off to a great start in this final, winning both of the opening games. Miami won the next and then the Lakers got back into winning form to go 3-1 up, one win away from victory. Saturday saw the fifth match of the series and it was Miami who came out on top.

They won that game 111-108 to keep their title hopes alive. It was a tightly fought match with no side winning a quarter by more than three points. The Heat won the first two to lead by four points at the halfway mark. They extended that to six by the end of the third quarter and withstood a Lakers comeback to get the three-point victory. Again, it was Jimmy Butler who was their star performer. He scored 35 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. they had a lot to owe to Duncan Robinson who scored a record breaking seven three-points. It was a real shoot-out between Butler and LeBron James, who scored 40 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.  What will happen in this sixth match of the series? A lot will depend on Butler and if the Lakers can reduce his impact on the game. They managed to do that in the fourth game when he only contributed 22 points. The Lakers haven't lost two games in a row during the play-offs, they can get the win here and take the title.