Miami Heat (36-33) finish their brief 3-game road trip apparently locked into the last playoff seed versus the lottery-bound Los Angeles Lakers (31-37).
When: Friday, March 16 at 10:30 p.m. ET
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
TV: FSSUN, NBATV
Radio: WAXY 790AM, WAQI 710AM (Spanish)
Win probability: ESPN predictor has Lakers with a 55% chance to win.
HEAT: Dion Waiters (out, ankle), Dwyane Wade (out, left hamstring), Hassan Whiteside (out, hip flexor), Josh Richardson (doubtful, left-foot soreness)
LAKERS: Channing Frye (out, appendectomy), Josh Hart (out, left hand fracture), Brandom Ingram (out, left groin strain), Kyle Kuzma (questionable, right ankle sprain)
This game is their second and final meeting of the season, after the Lakers exposed Miami’s non-existent transition defense in an earlier 131-113 win for the Lakers.