The Lakers aren't playing very well. That's evident by this point spread. LA just nipped the Hornets in overtime at home two days ago. In their previous three games the Lakers lost to the Trail Blazers on the road by 15 points, lost to the Thunder at home and edged the Rockets by two points at home. The Thunder and Rockets are among the worst teams in the NBA.

Minus injured LeBron James, the Lakers have been relying on 37-year-old Carmelo Anthony. That's not a good sign.

The Heat are off to a fast start. However, they opened their road trip with a 113-96 loss to the Nuggets this past Monday.

Miami is the better team right now and will be focused. I'm not expecting Anthony to bail out the Lakers like he did against the Hornets. The Heat give up the second-fewest points per game and are No. 2 in defensive field goal percentage.