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.The 10th-most up-tempo tempo team in the NBA over the last 5 games has been the Heat.This matchup is a difficult one for getting to the charity stripe; opposing teams have attempted just 20.2 foul shots per game when the Los Angeles Lakers have the home court advantage since the start of last season (least in the league).Jaime Jaquez Jr. will have the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing with the home court advantage usually raises player performance for all stats.
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