Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, Tips and Odds – Dec. 09, 2022 01:30 CET
Derby night is played in Florida, and the home Miami Heat welcomes the Los Angeles Clippers. Both teams have been playing erratically this season, but the Heat will try to take advantage of the Clippers’ home court and fatigue, and end their two-game losing streak.
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Miami Heat Team News
The team led by Erik Spoelstra is playing much worse this season than last year and previous seasons. First of all, injuries cause big problems for the team from Florida. This season, they did not play a single match with the full lineup. In the last few games, they are missing the main player and the biggest star of the team, Jimmy Butler, who contributes in both directions and has the best +/- rating in the entire team. In the last match against the Pistons, Butler did not play, and the Miami Heat continued a series of bad results. Herro improved his form and, along with Adebayo, he was the Heat’s best player in the last few games.
This season, the Heat are in bad shape and are on a negative score after 25 games, and occupy 10th place with an 11-14 record. In the last match against the Pistons, they played a bad match, Herro was the Heat’s most effective player with 23 points, while the Heat’s defense could not stop Bojan Bogdanović, who scored 30 points. The Heat’s trademark this season is defense, and they often limit their opponents to under 105 points per game. Adebayo dominates on both sides of the racquet and provides the necessary solidity in the Heat’s game.
Los Angeles Clippers Team News
The Clippers, after a difficult last season where they were crippled by injuries to the main players, will try to reach the big NBA Finals for the first time this season. And they have capacity and quality.
However, this season they are playing below expectations. There is a lot to do with lack of play, but also with the problem of injuries again. Kawhi Leonard has big injury problems this season, and he hasn’t played a large number of matches this season either. But, when Leonard is in operation, the Clippers look much more powerful and confident, especially in “clutch time”. This season, coach Tyronn Lue added a couple of serious players to his roster. The recovered former All-Star John Wall arrived, and if he is healthy this season, he will be a big boost for the Clippers. A player who is capable of scoring 30+ points for everyone. In addition to Wall, the excellent Norman Powell and Bruce Brown also arrived. Two players who will bring a lot to the breadth of the Clippers’ roster.
Although the team is of high quality and full, the games they provide to the Clippers are not very convincing. Recently, they have improved their form, but they came against teams belonging to the lower echelon of the Western category. But what can make Clippers fans happy is Paul George’s great games.
The Clippers are 14-12 and in ninth place in the West, but they are one or two wins away from the very top of the West. They were defeated by Magic in the last match, and Mann was the most effective with 19 points.
H2H
29.01.22 – Miami Heat : Los Angeles Cilppers – 121:114
12.11.21 – Los Angeles Clippers : Miami Heat – 112:109
16.02.21 – Los Angeles Clippers : Miami Heat – 125:118
29.01.21 – Miami Heat : Los Angeles Cilppers – 105:109
Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Clippers Prediction
In this match, we expect a fairly even match, but also a Miami Heat victory, and an end to the series of two defeats. The home field and the presence of Jimmy Butler on the floor are the Heat’s advantage in this match.
Yurtseven will be absent for the Heat in this match, while Dedmon and Vincent are questionable. For the Clippers, Wall, Powell, Kennard, and Marcus Morris are questionable.
Tip-off Time: Friday, 09.12.2022, 01:30 CET
Prediction: Heat -2.5
Odds: 1,71
Sportsbook: Bet365
