After losing to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, the Miami Heat are looking to close out their West Coast trip strong against the Los Angeles Lakers on

The Los Angeles Lakers will take the court on Monday for the first time since the widespread devastation of the California wildfires when the Lakers host the San Antonio Spurs. The Lakers had their first two games of a five-game homestand postponed due to the wildfires,

The Heat run a controlled pace with the basketball and thrive on playmaking, boasting a Top-10 assist-to-FG ratio, which has spiked even higher during this road trip. Rozier is averaging 4.4 assists over those past five games while also being clocked for 5.5 potential assists per contest in that span.

On top of the mismatch on both ends, too, the Spurs have tumbled down the ranks in rebounding rate as the Lakers have climbed out of the gutter — so if San Antonio continues to struggle for offense it likely won’t be afforded many second chances.

Tonight’s NBA slate features 11 exciting matchups with playoff implications, including Knicks-Sixers, Heat-Lakers, and Nets-Clippers.