In terms of shots from downtown, the Miami Heat's terrific 40.1% rate of sunk threes settles in as the 5th-strongest in the NBA over the last 5 games.Since the start of last season, opposing clubs have shot 34.5% on 3-pointers (3rd-worst in the NBA) against the Los Angeles Lakers, marking this as a tough matchup.Since the start of last season, the opposing team's starting PFs have tallied 1.6 threes per game (23rd-highest in the league) vs. the Lakers, branding this as a positive matchup.The 10th-most up-tempo tempo team in the NBA over the last 5 games has been the Heat.Haywood Highsmith ought to see an increase in efficiency across the board as a result of controlling the home court advantage in this matchup.
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