Clippers vs Heat

The LA Clippers are no longer listing Kawhi Lenard as available vs. the Miami Heat.

Having just got home from a long road trip, the Clippers will play just this one game on their home court before heading back on the road to face the Denver Nuggets. If Leonard is forced to miss this game, the Clippers of course hope he is not out for very long. the Miami Heat, LA Clippers star Kawhi Leonard has been downgraded to questionable with a non-covid related illness.

We continue our NBA odds series with a Heat-Clippers pick and prediction, plus some info on how to watch the game.

While they couldn’t manage to beat Miami the first time, they kept things close on the road in one of the toughest environments to play. Regardless of Kawhi’s status, Paul George has the ability to carry his team to cover. The Clippers have covered 53% of their games while 58% of their games have gone under. While the total likely won’t go that high, I like it to eclipse a minuscule 218. The Heat have covered 37% of their games while 51% of their games have gone over. Consistently one of the most underrated players in the league, George’s all-around contributions certainly have to be taken into consideration as he could easily carry his team to cover. Adebayo is coming off a strong performance against the Jazz in which he scored 32 points and pulled down eight rebounds in the Miami win. [if Leonard plays](https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-kawhi-leonard-injury-update-vs-heat). However, the biggest factor in their earlier win was how they dominated the paint. [is expected to play](https://clutchpoints.com/heat-jimmy-butler-concerning-admission-knee-injury) as he is listed as probable. The skilled big man scored 31 points on 14-of-21 shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds against the Clippers’ weak frontline. They forced 16 Clippers turnovers in their previous win over Los Angeles.

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The Miami Heat (20-18) play against the Los Angeles Clippers (18-18) at Crypto.com Arena Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free) NBA League Pass: The most live ...

[9:06 PM](https://twitter.com/Anthony_Chiang/status/1610095339624878080) [Miami Heat](https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT)@ [MiamiHEAT](https://twitter.com/MiamiHEAT) [#MIAvsLAC](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23MIAvsLAC)UPDATE: Jimmy Butler will be available for tonight’s game vs the Clippers. [https://t.co/L57QDUC80h](https://t.co/L57QDUC80h)arena as Clippers erase 21 point deficit to lead… He already had two points and three rebounds in his first two minutes off the bench. Bam Adebayo continuing his dominant stretch with 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field. Heat shot 56.8 percent from the field and 9 of 22 (40.9 percent) on threes while committing only five turnovers. Again, Butler held to 2 points on 3 shots, and he missed his only FT. The Clippers cranked up the defensive intensity after the half and with that focus the shots that clanked off in the first half started to fall. Clippers won the third quarter 34-14 to erase a 21-point Heat lead. Clippers trailed 71-51 with over 10 minutes left in the third and then went on a 30-7 run. Paul George buried a mid-range jumper and on his way back down on defense, gently touched his right hamstring a couple of times. Bam Adebayo has been terrific down the stretch, especially on the offensive glass. Paul George tweaked his right hamstring on Monday.

Visit ESPN for the game recap of the Miami Heat vs. LA Clippers NBA basketball game on January 2, 2023.

George (three) and Marcus Morris (one) combined to hit four consecutive 3-pointers that capped a 28-8 run and put the Clippers ahead 77-75. It was their first lead since the opening period. Miami fans chanted “Let's go Heat!” in the closing minutes. The Clippers were held to 17 points in the fourth. We just continue to get better every single day." They swept the two-game season series for the first time since 2017-18.

Paul George scored 25 points as the Clippers were without Kawhi Leonard, who was sidelined with an illness, in the 110-100 loss to the Miami Heat on Monday.

Point guard Reggie Jackson noted that the season is nearing the halfway point, and identified a downside to the avalanche of experimenting with different lineup combinations. Without Leonard on Monday, he scored nine points on three-of-eight shooting in the first half before igniting in the third quarter with 13 points and finishing with a team-high 25 points. Their home-heavy schedule to start the season is over and the opponents for the most part will be more difficult. He scored 45 points with nine rebounds and three steals in a 131-130 loss to Indiana on Saturday. Terance Mann started in place of Leonard against the Heat, who on Dec. The Heat scored the next nine points, however, and led 67-49 at halftime. The halfway point of a Clippers season arrives Friday. As long as the experimenting doesn’t jeopardize a reasonable playoff seeding, expect Lue to continue with his mad-scientist routine. Lue diagnosed the difference. Even though the Heat dominated the waning minutes and won 110-100, the Clippers didn’t come away entirely empty-handed. Thirteen different players have started games and 13 players average more than 11 minutes a game. [Kawhi Leonard](https://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/story/2023-01-01/los-angeles-clippers-kawhi-leonard-five-game-trip-takeaways) sat out against the Miami Heat on Monday night at Crypto.com Arena because of an illness.

The LA Clippers are back home to host the Miami Heat, but they will be without star forward Kawhi Leonard. After being downgraded to questionable with a ...

This will be a big win to get against Miami if the Clippers can take down the Heat without Kawhi Leonard. The LA Clippers are back home to host the Miami Heat, but they will be without star forward Kawhi Leonard. With Leonard out, the Clippers will start Terance Mann in his place at small forward.