Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Clippers Final — November 4, 2026
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Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before tip-off. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.
Key players only. Injury report as of November 4, 9:40 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Heat (2-5) visited the Clippers (1-6) on Wednesday, November 4 at 10:40 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Heat scored 120.9 points per game (2nd of 30) and allowed 118.5 (22nd). The Clippers scored 113.8 points per game (24th of 30) and allowed 112.6 (10th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Heat 115.8 (12th), Clippers 116.4 (11th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Heat 113.6 (13th), Clippers 115.2 (18th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Heat +2.2 (13th), Clippers +1.2 (16th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Heat are 2-5 and 2-5 against the spread; their last game was a 138-117 loss to the Lakers. The Clippers are 1-6 and 3-4 against the spread; their last game was a 125-118 loss to the Raptors.
The Heat closed as 6.5-point road favorites, with the Clippers getting the points at home. The spread opened at Heat -4.5. The total closed 233.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Heat -225, Clippers +185) prices the Heat at 66% and the Clippers at 34%.
Written from the numbers available before tip-off.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Miami Heat 117, Los Angeles Clippers 116
Miami Heat won by 1.
- Against the closing spread (Los Angeles Clippers +6.5): Los Angeles Clippers covered.
- Combined score 233 vs the closing total of 233.5: Under.
- Miami Heat closed at -225 on the moneyline (a 66% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Heat -4.5 (-115)
Heat -6.5 (-105)
Clippers +162 37%
Clippers +185 34%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at tip-off. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Members
G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game27.69th
- Rebounds per game9.812th
- Assists per game5.435th
- Minutes per game28.9
- Points per game20.142nd
- Rebounds per game10.011th
- Assists per game3.2109th
- Minutes per game32.4
- Points per game21.529th
- Rebounds per game5.683rd
- Assists per game3.777th
- Minutes per game33.8
- Points per game18.852nd
- Rebounds per game2.4310th
- Assists per game6.716th
- Minutes per game29.9
Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 392 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 8 times since 2022: the Heat won 4 and the Clippers 4.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2025 | Clippers 123, Heat 140 Heat won | ||
| Nov 3, 2025 | Heat 120, Clippers 119 Heat won | ||
| Mar 12, 2025 | Clippers 119, Heat 104 Clippers won | ||
| Jan 13, 2025 | Heat 98, Clippers 109 Clippers won | ||
| Feb 4, 2024 | Clippers 103, Heat 95 Clippers won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Miami Heat
- Miami Heat team stats
- Miami Heat 115, Utah Jazz 109 (Nov 10)
- Miami Heat 114, Sacramento Kings 108 (Nov 8)
- Miami Heat 100, Golden State Warriors 120 (Nov 5)
Los Angeles Clippers
- Los Angeles Clippers 110, Phoenix Suns 133 (Nov 10)
- New Orleans Pelicans 123, Los Angeles Clippers 139 (Nov 8)
- Toronto Raptors 125, Los Angeles Clippers 118 (Nov 2)
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More NBA games on November 4, 2026
- Philadelphia 76ers 112, Detroit Pistons 106 (Nov 4)
- Atlanta Hawks 120, Washington Wizards 105 (Nov 4)
- Charlotte Hornets 104, Brooklyn Nets 114 (Nov 4)
- Milwaukee Bucks 102, Boston Celtics 109 (Nov 4)
- Chicago Bulls 105, New York Knicks 135 (Nov 4)
- Cleveland Cavaliers 116, Oklahoma City Thunder 124 (Nov 4)
- Indiana Pacers 107, Memphis Grizzlies 103 (Nov 4)
- Utah Jazz 113, New Orleans Pelicans 120 (Nov 4)
- Minnesota Timberwolves 117, Houston Rockets 107 (Nov 4)
- Toronto Raptors 109, Denver Nuggets 128 (Nov 4)
- Portland Trail Blazers 132, Phoenix Suns 119 (Nov 4)
- Dallas Mavericks 111, San Antonio Spurs 112 (Nov 4)
- Los Angeles Lakers 116, Sacramento Kings 103 (Nov 4)
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