Game 5 Preview: Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Author: Mansi

We are going into the end of the NBA where each team is fighting to make it to the winning side. Whereas some teams manage to do so while others fail to do so. The Los Angeles Lakers, one of the finest defenses of this season, are taking against the Miami Heat in a Game 5. Here in this matchup, you see some high voltage moments, some close calls, and friendly fights as well.

Both the teams had ups and downs in the first half of this season, but they managed to do well in the second half and are now against each other for a must-win game. In this article, you will find a team preview for both sides, key players from respective sides, and result prediction for the same.

Team preview for the Miami Heat.

The Miami Heat undoubtedly missed the service of their prime player Goran Dragic in the previous encounter against the buckets. The team management must be looking for a speedy recovery of their key player while playing against the Los Angeles Lakers. Though Bam Adebayo made his comeback in the last game, he was less effective as he is just making his comeback from the recovery.

Therefore, this is the area of concern for the Miami Heat. One of the promising things for the Miami Heat is their defense this season. All their defensive players are doing well this season. That's one of the reasons the team management is banking upon the defense against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Considering the abilities of the Los Angeles Lakers players, the minimum number of shots from downtown is what will hurt most to the Miami Heat in this game. They will certainly be looking for improvisation in this department.

Predicted team for the Miami Heat against the Los Angeles Lakers

Tyler Herro
Jae Crowder
Bam Adebayo
Jimmy Butler
Duncan Robinson

Team preview for the Los Angeles Lakers

If we look at the previous games of the Los Angeles Lakers, then this is the best comeback any team could do in this tournament. They are playing some good games in Game 5 with all their players being in good touch. The duo of Anthony Davis and LeBron James are doing most of the destruction to opposition teams which make the Los Angeles Lakers superior hand over any team.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is giving some good points to his team by scoring calculated buckets. As the season has progressed, every player has taken the responsibilities and delivered whenever needed from them. The team management must be pretty happy with the kind of form all the players are in, and they will be undoubtedly looking for the same intensity of game from their players against the Miami Heats. With the defense being their firepower they block the players of the Miami Heats in their court. This will surely give them an upper hand against the Miami Heat in a must-win game.

Predicted team for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Miami Heat.

LeBron James
Anthony Davis
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Dwight Howard
Danny Green

Result Predictions.

When it comes to the Los Angeles Lakers, no team has found the solution to stop LeBron James. Hence, there are high chances of the Los Angeles Lakers to win this game against the Miami Heat. Considering the defense and offense of the Los Angeles Lakers, it will be very tough for the Miami Heat to beat their opponent in this clash.

On the contrary, the Miami Heat keeps the ability to register some unexpected results against one of the strongest teams in the business. If they win this game, then it would be one of their best victories. But there are high stakes on the Los Angeles Lakers so likely they are expected to come out as winners of this game 5.

Player to watch in this game.

Anthony Davis

We all know the value of Anthony in any must-win game. He has not been in his real colors in this season. In Game 4, he managed to score 22 points only, and that would have hurt him more than anything. Therefore, he will be looking for a good performance against the Miami Heat. Despite being off-color in this season, Anthony Davis is the key player to watch out in this clash.