On Sunday night, the Miami Heat take on the Los Angeles Lakers in an exciting NBA matchup to close out the weekend of sports.

In the wake of its recent offensive struggles, the Heat brought in Noah LaRoche as a consultant for this season.

Los Angeles has also ruled out LeBron James, Maxi Kleber, Gabe Vincent and Adou Thiero for Sunday’s game, though the good news for the Lakers is that Doncic and Marcus Smart are completely off the injury report. Fans can catch Sunday’s matchup between the Heat and Lakers from Los Angeles at 9:30 p.m. EST.

On Sunday, November 2, the Los Angeles Lakers (4-2) take on the Miami Heat (3-2) as 5.5-point favorites. The matchup's over/under is set at 233.5. Los Angeles defeated the Grizzlies 117-112 in their last encounter on Friday.

When the lights went on and the marquee stars were shelved, the real story for the Los Angeles Lakers quietly wrote itself. While Austin Reaves exploded for 51 points and carried the offense, it’s DeAndre Ayton’s unassuming presence in the paint and his sudden back-spasm absence that might become the unspoken barometer of this team’s playoff viability.