Lakers vs Heat: head-to-head
29 meetings since 2015-16
Los Angeles Lakers17wins
Miami Heat12Rivalry analysis
Since the 2015-16 season, the Lakers and the Heat have met 29 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Lakers lead the series 17-12.
Over the last 6 meetings, the Lakers won 4 and the Heat won 2. The most recent game, on November 2, 2026, ended Lakers 138-117.
The home team won 19 of the 29 games (66%). These matchups averaged 217.4 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.5 points; 9 of them were decided by five points or fewer.
They have also met 6 times in the playoffs (2019-20), with the Lakers winning 4 and the Heat 2. Their next meeting is scheduled for March 23, 2027 in Miami.
Next meeting
| Mar 23, 2027 | Lakers @ Heat | 8:00 PM EDT | LAL 58% |
Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.
Biggest wins
| Lakers | MIA 100 – 127 LAL · 2017-01-06 |
| Heat | LAL 93 – 134 MIA · 2024-12-04 |
2026-27 LAL 1 – 0 MIA
| 2026-11-02 | MIA 117 – 138 LAL | Final |
2025-26 LAL 2 – 0 MIA
| 2026-03-19 | LAL 134 – 126 MIA | Final |
| 2025-11-02 | MIA 120 – 130 LAL | Final |
2024-25 LAL 1 – 1 MIA
| 2025-01-15 | MIA 108 – 117 LAL | Final |
| 2024-12-04 | LAL 93 – 134 MIA | Final |
2023-24 LAL 0 – 2 MIA
| 2024-01-03 | MIA 110 – 96 LAL | Final |
| 2023-11-06 | LAL 107 – 108 MIA | Final |
2022-23 LAL 1 – 1 MIA
| 2023-01-04 | MIA 109 – 112 LAL | Final |
| 2022-12-28 | LAL 98 – 112 MIA | Final |
2021-22 LAL 1 – 1 MIA
| 2022-01-23 | LAL 107 – 113 MIA | Final |
| 2021-11-10 | MIA 117 – 120 LAL | Final/OT |
2020-21 LAL 0 – 2 MIA
| 2021-04-08 | LAL 104 – 110 MIA | Final |
| 2021-02-20 | MIA 96 – 94 LAL | Final |
2019-20 LAL 6 – 2 MIA
| 2020-10-11 · playoffs | LAL 106 – 93 MIA | Final |
| 2020-10-09 · playoffs | MIA 111 – 108 LAL | Final |
| 2020-10-06 · playoffs | LAL 102 – 96 MIA | Final |
| 2020-10-04 · playoffs | LAL 104 – 115 MIA | Final |
| 2020-10-02 · playoffs | MIA 114 – 124 LAL | Final |
| 2020-09-30 · playoffs | MIA 98 – 116 LAL | Final |
| 2019-12-13 | LAL 113 – 110 MIA | Final |
| 2019-11-08 | MIA 80 – 95 LAL | Final |
2018-19 LAL 2 – 0 MIA
| 2018-12-10 | MIA 105 – 108 LAL | Final |
| 2018-11-18 | LAL 113 – 97 MIA | Final |
2017-18 LAL 1 – 1 MIA
| 2018-03-16 | MIA 92 – 91 LAL | Final |
| 2018-03-01 | LAL 131 – 113 MIA | Final |
2016-17 LAL 1 – 1 MIA
| 2017-01-06 | MIA 100 – 127 LAL | Final |
| 2016-12-22 | LAL 107 – 115 MIA | Final |
2015-16 LAL 1 – 1 MIA
| 2016-03-30 | MIA 100 – 102 LAL | Final |
| 2015-11-10 | LAL 88 – 101 MIA | Final |
Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.