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1-7 · 0-4 on the road
2026-12-18
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3-5 · 1-3 at home

Biggest mismatches

MIA's offense ranks 10th in shooting, and LAC ranks 26th defending it.

Team vs team

Season before this game (LAC 8 games, MIA 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

LACMIA
Scoring
109.125th · Below avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
118.07th · Above avg
115.622nd · Below avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.6
122.927th · Bottom 5
-6.523rd · Below avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-4.921st · Below avg
Efficiency
105.126th · Bottom 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
111.115th · Average
113.524th · Below avg
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
116.026th · Bottom 5
-8.424th · Below avg
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-5.021st · Below avg
102.913th
Pace
NBA avg 102.4
106.13rd
Shooting
53.5%15th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.3%10th · Above avg
57.5%12th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
57.7%11th · Average
13.813th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.015th · Average
38.2%5th · Top 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.6%
33.5%20th · Average
0.2721st · Below avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2915th · Average
Defense
55.7%26th · Bottom 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
58.0%30th · Bottom 5
10.15th · Top 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.417th · Average
4.522nd · Below avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
5.113th · Average
Possessions
18.7%30th · Bottom 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
13.9%8th · Above avg
24.8%23rd · Below avg
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.3%
23.8%26th · Bottom 5
41.525th · Below avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.2
43.219th · Average
25.621st · Below avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
29.52nd · Top 5

Recent form

LA Clippers
LLLLL

Last 5: average margin -12.4 (season -6.5). Streak L7.

Miami Heat
LWWLW

Last 5: average margin +1.6 (season -4.9). Streak W1.

Key players

LA Clippers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Darius GarlandG 20.91.66.658.4
Rui HachimuraF 14.76.51.748.2
Brook LopezC 13.55.11.064.8
Keaton WaglerG 12.04.13.253.9
Miami Heat
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Giannis AntetokounmpoF 28.212.55.860.6
Bam AdebayoC-F 18.68.23.560.3
Davion MitchellG 15.41.58.259.9
Klay ThompsonG 14.11.81.563.6

Injury report

LA Clippers
Bradley Beal G · back ~2026-11-08 Out
Brandon Ingram F · back ~2026-11-08 Out
Jordan Miller G · back ~2027-03-02 Out
Yanic Konan Niederhauser C · back ~2026-11-08 Out
Miami Heat

Nobody listed.

Earlier this season

2026-11-04 · at LACMIA 117 – LAC 116

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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