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| Anthony Davis(3) and LeBron James(23) in the first game of the NBA finals Image Credit:@twitter/@LakersGirls |
NBA Finals 2020: Anthony Davis, LeBron James, and the Lakers star players played a very good game. Anthony Davis scored 34 points and LeBron nearly scored triple-double in a game just one assist shy from it. He scored 25 points, 13 boards, and 9 assists.
LeBron James passes Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the fourth most rebounds in finals history.
Miami Heat got some injury issues in this game. Jimmy butler twisted his ankle, Bam left a game in the third quarter due to shoulder problems and Dragic not in a game after the first half with a left foot injury.
Obama, Shaquille O'Neal, James Worthy, Wade, Ginobili, Walton, Billups, Kareem, Pierce, Dirk, and Pau Gasol attended a game as a virtual viewer. Lakers made 15 3-pointers in a game while Miami made 11 3-pointers. Lakers outrebounded Miami in a game with 54 to 36. Both teams made 38 field goals in a game.
Quarter 1
Miami Heat had 5 points lead in just 3 minutes of play in a quarter but the Lakers tied the game at 10-10. 5:38 left in a quarter Miami Heat made a 13-0 run to take the lead of 13 points. Lakers made a 21-5 run to take a lead of 3 points after the first quarter of play.
Quarter 2
Lakers started a quarter with Kyle Kuzma's 3-point jumper. Tyler Hero made a driving layup for Miami Heat. Rajon Rando made 3-pointer give Lakers 5 points lead in a quarter. 8:58 to go, Jimmy Butler made a 3-pointer that cut the lead to 2 points. Tyler Hero made back-to-back 3-pointers for Miami Heat to give 2 points lead to the Miami but the Lakers made a 7-0 run in just one minute of span to take a lead of 6 points. Lakers never gave any chance to Miami Heat in the second quarter and they made another run. Lakers made a 24-5 run in the last 7:17 minutes of the quarter to take a lead of huge 17 points lead.
Anthony Davis headed to the Lakers' locker room just before the end of the second quarter.
Anthony Davis scored 18 points with 4 boards, 3 assists, and 2 blocks. LeBron James added 9 points with 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal. KCP scored 10 points with 2 steals. Danny Green scored 8 points with 2 steals. Rondo and Caruso scored 7 points each. Kuzma and Morris added 3 points after the first quarter of play.
Jimmy scored 16 points with 4 assists and 2 steals. Adebayo added 7 points, Crowder made 9 points. Herro scored 8 points coming off the bench in the first half. Dragic added 6 points.
Quarter 3
Jimmy Butler's 3 points play shrink 17 points lead to 14 points. LeBron James made 3-pointer which took back 17 points lead in a quarter. Lakers made a 15-6 run in the first 4:11 minutes of a quarter to get a huge 26 points lead in the game. KCP made all 3 free throws to give the Lakers 29 points lead. 6:04 to go in the quarter, Anthony Davis' dunk on Howard's assist gave 32 points lead to the Lakers. 3:37 to go, Anthony Davis blocked a shot of Andre Iguodala. 2:31 to go, Olynyk drew a foul on Kyle Kuzma for 2 free-throws. Olynyk made both free throws which cut the lead to 26 points. Lakers had 26 points lead after the 3rd quarter.
Quarter 4
Miami Heat started a quarter with an 8-2 run to cut a lead to 20 points at the beginning of the quarter. 9:33 to go, Morris made 3-pointer on LeBron James assist. 7:52 to go, Hill's layup cut a lead to 18 points in a game. 7:19 to go, LeBron James went inside and threw it down with a two-handed jam. Lakers got an easy win in the first game of the NBA Finals.
HIGHLIGHTS: @AntDavis23 goes off for 34 pts, 9 reb and 3 blk in his #NBAFinals debut. pic.twitter.com/M9Y60qycag
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 1, 2020
Lakers' Scorers
Anthony Davis led the Lakers in scoring with 34 points, 9 boards, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. LeBron James scored 25 points with 13 boards, 9 assists, and 1 steals. Green added 11 points, 4 boards, 1 assist, 2 steals, and 3 blocks with +21 ratings. KCP added 13 points with 2 steals and a block. Anthony Davis got a +23 rating in a game, the highest by any player in a game.
Bench Players
Kyle Kuzma scored only 3 points but grabbed 8 boards with 2 assists, and a steal with +11 ratings. Alex Caruso made 10 points with 4 boards, 2 assists, and a steal. Rondo made 7 points with +11 ratings. Caruso got +12 ratings in the game.
HIGHLIGHTS: @KingJames drops 25 pts, 13 reb and 9 ast in his return to the #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/0VMOXgHDIe
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 1, 2020
Heat's Scorers
Jimmy Butler led Miami Heat with 23 points, 2 boards, 5 assists, and 2 steals. Bam Adebayo played only 21 minutes of the game. He scored only 8 points. Crowder made 12 points in a game.
Bench Players
Nunn scored 18 points with 5 boards, 2 assists, and 0 turnovers. Herro scored 14 points with 4 boards, 3 assists.
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