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Anthony Davis(3) and LeBron James(23) in the first game of the NBA finals
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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.


 

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.  


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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Rafael Nadal in the second round of the French Open. Image Credit:@twitter


French Open: Rafael Nadal is hoping to win 20 grand slam titles and looking to equal a record of Roger Federer's 20 grand slam titles.


Rafael Nadal won his first match against Gerasimov with 6-4 6-4 6-2 and now he won the second match with ease against McDonald(6-1 6-0 6-3). 


Set 1


Nadal broke the 4th game of McDonald's serve and took a 3-1 lead in the set. Nadal won all points in the serve. Once again Nadal broke the 6th game of the set when McDonald hit a ball outside a foul line to give a point and break to Nadal. Nadal took a 5-1 lead in a game. he named first set on his serve in the 7th game of a set. 


Set 2


Nadal broke McDonald's all serve in the second set of a match and Nadal took the second set with a 6-0.  


Set 3


McDonald took the first game of the set. McDonald gave Nadal a breakpoint with his unforced error. Nadal broke McDonald's serve in the 9th game of a set and he took a game, set, and a match. 


Nadal cruises through the third round of Roland Garros with an easy victory over  American Mackenzie McDonald. McDonald is No. 236 in the world ranking of Tennis. He was able to get only 5 games in a match. 


Rafael Nadal won 68% first-serve points while McDonald was able to win only 44% first-serve points. Mcdonald never got any breakpoint in a game while Nadal got 8 breakpoints and convert 7 out of 8. Nadal made only 8 unforced errors in a game. Both players hit only once ace in the game. Nalda won 74% second serve points compared to McDonald's 47%.  


Nadal said." My objective is to play as well as I can. It was a good match for me today. I am very happy."


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NBA Finals 2020: Last time Miami Heat made it into the NBA Finals when LeBron James is with them in 2014. Now LeBron James is with Heat's opposing team Los Angeles Lakers. 


Both teams have made it into the NBA Finals after a long time. The last time Lakers were in the NBA finals and 2010 and Miami Heat was there in 2014 with LeBron James and Wade.


No one ever expected that Miami Heat will reach into the NBA finals. Now It's between LeBron and Heat. With this finals appearance, Miami Heat made 6 times into the NBA finals. With LeBron James, Miami Heat made 4 times out of those 6 NBA Finals and won 2 titles with him. Now Heat is on the way to LeBron to win the NBA title. 


This year Miami Heat surprised everyone with their performance. Miami Heat has some chances against the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA finals with the kind of players they have in defense, shooting, and players who can score in the paint. It looks like Miami Heat has made a team to beat LeBron James. 


Lakers can win a title by winning all first 4 games but they need to play with more dedication and accuracy. 


Los Angeles Lakers:


LeBron James


LeBron James needs to be at his highest level who can do things just like he did in the last game of the Western Conference Finals in the fourth quarter. He needs to be more accurate with fewer turnovers. Miami Heat has players like Jimmy Butler, Igoudala, Bam Adebayo, and Jae Crowder who can guard LeBron James. That's why LeBron James needs to play at his best.   


Anthony Davis


Anthony Davis will be a key to the Lakers' success in the NBA finals. Miami Heat doesn't have anyone who can guard Anthony Davis apart from Adebayo but it will be tough for Adebayo to guard Anthony Davis. 


Old Players 


Dwight Howard has a chance to get the first ring in the NBA by giving his all with his positive attitude in the game and off the game. His defense and rebounding will be crucial for the Lakers.  


Rajon Rondo, He can lead a team with a mind and his skill as a point guard in a game. Rondo won one NBA title with a great 2008 Celtics team. Ganny Green, Lakers will need his defense and 3 points shooting in the finals. McGee, He has experience in the NBA finals how to dominate opponents. McGee won both NBA finals against his current teammate LeBron James. 


Role Players


Alex Caruso and KCP are doing great for the Lakers, they just need to be more dominant in a game. Markieff Morris is very good for the Lakers.


Kyle Kuzma


A young player who has the potential to be a top player in the NBA but he just needs to utilize it on his given chances. 


Miami Heat


This team has very tough players on their roster. They all are fighters and never going to break down mentally. They have all things in their team to upset a team. The only thing they don't have is the experience of playing in NBA finals.


Jimmy Butler


This is his first season with Miami Heat and He leads his team to the NBA finals. It looks like he found his home after changing many teams. He is a tough guy and can guard LeBron. Jimmy Butler is the scorer, defender, and leader of the Miami Heat Team. 


Bam Adebayo


Bam will be a major part if Heat has any chance to win a title. he is 6.9 and has a very good athletic ability with a good size even he has very good ball-handling skills. He can handle a ball very well with both hands which will be tough to guard him and he can score with both hands. 


Tyler Herro, Robinson, and Goran Dragic 


This is a shooting trio for Miami Heat, Herro is just in his rookie season and he is playing like a star in this playoff. Robinso is also a good shooter and Goran Dragic has become a scorer for Miami Heat. 


Andre Iguodala And Crowder


Once he won Finals MVP against LeBron James guarding him. His experience against LeBron James to play in the finals will be beneficial for Miami Heat. Crowder is also a tough guy and a very good defender.


And coaching staff of the Miami Heat knows LeBron very well, his weakness and strength and they have all pieces what needs to win a chip. 


If the Lakers want to win they have to play at a high level by Guarding 3-point shooting, scoring in the paint with crazy speed. Pick and roll of Miami Heat's players Tyler Hero, Robinso, and Dragic. Lakers must need to stop these 3 players from scoring. 


Once again Alex Caruso and KCP will be an important factor for the Lakers to guard all these 3-players. 


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NBA Eastern Conference Finals: Miami Heat becomes Eastern Conference Champions with defeating all the odds against them. Now, they are into the first NBA finals since 2014 when LeBron and Wade took them into the NBA finals. Now They will face LeBron James in the NBA finals. 


Bam Adebayo leads a way for Miami Heat in scoring as he scored a playoff career-high 32 points(11-15 FGM) with 14 boards, 5 assists, and 1 steal. Jimmy Butler scored 22 points, 2 boards, 8 assists, and a steal. Dragic added 15 points with 3 boards, 7 assists, and a rating of +24 in a game. Robinson scored 15 points with 6 rebounds.


Bam Adebayo joins LeBron James, Dwyane Wade. Shaq and Alonzo as the only Miami Heat players to record 30+ points and 10+ rebounds in the NBA playoff games. 


Miami Heat's bench was super in this game. Iguodala scored 15 points with 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 steals. Tyler Herro once again played very well in a game with 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.


Miami Heat had 8 points lead in the 3rd quarter but Boston Celtics made a 14-6 run in the last 4 minutes of the quarter to tie a game.


Jaylen Brown's 2 points shot gave 6 points lead when 9:15 left in the fourth quarter of a game but Tyler Herro scored the first 3-pointer and after that made a pull-up jump shot which tied a game at 96-96. Duncan Robinson's 3-pointer gave 5 points lead when 4:51 left in the fourth quarter. After that Tyler Herro made 2 points shot which gave 7 points lead and took away the game from the Celtics. 


Boston Celtics 4 starter scored 20 or more points in a game but it was not enough for the Celtics to win a game and extend a series to 7th game. 


Jayson Tatum scored 24 points with 11 assists and 7 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block. Walker added 20 points with 2 boards and 5 assists. Smart dropped 20 points with 8 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals. Jaylen Brown scored 26 points with 8 boards, 4 assists, and 3 steals.  


Hayward scored 12 points coming off the bench for the Celtics. 


Miami Heat makes 6 finals in the last 15 years. They are the only team to do it. They won 2 titles with LeBron James. They reached 4 times in LeBron times with Miami Heat. Heat won the NBA title in 2006. Now they have a chance to upset everyone and win a title with the kind of players they have. 


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Lakers make into the NBA finals after 10 years and LeBron James makes into his 10th NBA finals.
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NBA Western Conference Finals: LeBron James makes history with his amazing performance in the 5th game that leads the Lakers to the NBA Finals. LeBron James makes another 30+ points game with triple-double. He scores 15 30+ points triple-double in the NBA playoffs. 


LeBron James joins James Worthy as the only Lakers with 30+ points, 15+ rebounds, and 10 assists in Lakers' playoff history. Los Angeles Lakers back in NBA finals since 2010. LeBron James scores 27th triple-double in his career, Now Magic is the only one who is ahead of him with 30 triple-double. 


Once the Lakers had 16 points lead in the 3rd quarter but the Nuggets able to cut that lead to only 3 points after 3 quarters of play. Jerami Grant made 14 points on that 3rd quarter of the Nuggets run.


Quarter 1


 9:33 to go, With Danny Green's 2-pointer Lakers, took 1 point lead. After this Denver Nuggets made a 7-0 run to take a lead of 5 points in the game. Lakers replied with a 9-2 run to take the lead of 2 points in the game. 2:21 to go, Anthony Davis stole a ball and pass a ball to Alex Caruso who finished with a dunk to give the Lakers 2  points lead. 1:44 remaining, Kuzma scored on a layup and drew a foul. Plumlee drew a foul and scored a bucket. 45.3 seconds to go, Rondo's 3-pointer gave 1 point lead and Alex Caruso's layup on LeBron James' assist gave 3 points lead to the Lakers. 


Quarter 2


Nikola Jokic made a back-to-back bucket at the starting of the quarter to give 1 point lead to Nuggets. 8:17 to go, Markieff Morris dropped an open 3-pointer on LeBron James assist to give 6 points lead to the Lakers. LeBron made 2 points shot for 8 points lead to the Lakers. 6:55 to go, Howard missed both free-throws to give 10 points lead to the Lakers. 


6:22 to go, Alex Caruso made a cut and scored a bucket with making 1 free throw. Lakers got 9 points lead. Lakers got 11 points lead with LeBron's bucket. 3:59 to go, Anthony Davis finished a play with a dunk on Rondo's lob pass. Dozier made a layup on Murray's lob pass. 1:07 to go, Danny Green blocked Plumlee's layup. 38 seconds to go, Dozier made a huge 3 pointer which cut a lead to 8 points. Lakers got 10 points lead after the first half of a play.  


LeBron James scored 16 points with 7 boards and 6 assists. Anthony Davis added 9 points. Alex Caruso had a big first half as he made 11 points. Nikola Jokic scored 9 points but he got foul trouble in the game. Murray added 8 points. Plumlee and Porter Jr dropped 7 points each coming off the bench. 


Quarter 3


LeBron started a quarter with an easy layup. Danny Green made 3-pointer on LeBron James assists for 13 points lead to the Lakers. LeBron's 2 points made gave 15 points lead to the Lakers. 9:13 to go, Millsap made a 3-point jumper. Anthony Davis made a driving floating jump shot on the next possession. 8:02 to go, Anthony Davis' 2 free throws gave 16 points lead to the Lakers. 5:47 to go, Denver made 10 points game with Jerami Grant's 3-pointer.


4:42 to go, Anthony Davis scored on Jokic. 4:11 to go, Porter Jr. made a 3-pointer cut a lead to 7 points. Grant blocked Anthony Davis' shot when 2:27 to go in the quarter. 1:34 to go, Anthony Davis made a huge block on Porter Jr. What an outstanding block by Anthony Davis. Grant's 2 free throws cut a lead to 5 points. 1:01 to go, Murray scored a bucket and drew a foul. 3 points cut a lead to 2 points. Denver made 21-8 run. 11 seconds to go, Murray scored his both free throws to tie a game at 84-84. Anthony Davis made a 3-pointer when 1 second to go in the quarter. Laker got 3 points lead. Denver made a 17-7 run in the last 4:40 minutes of the quarter.


Quarter 4


Kyle Kuzma started a quarter with a 3-pointer. 10:03 to go, LeBron James scored a bucket and drew a foul but he missed the free throw.  LeBron James made  3 points play which gave the Lakers 7 points lead. 6:49 to go, LeBron James made a 2 point shot for 7 points lead before this Howard blocked a shot of Morris. 6:11 to go, Anthony Davis with a 3-pointer on Alex Caruso's assist gave 10 points lead to the Lakers. Paul Millsap made 4 consecutive free-throws to cut a lead to 6 points. 4:50 to go, Howard made one of 2 free throws. Nikola Jokic made 3 points play. Danny Green made a big 3-pointer for the Lakers. 3:40 to go, LeBron James made an open step-back jumper which gave 9 points lead to the Lakers. Nikola made a huge bucket but LeBron replied with his own. LeBron James made another jump shot. 1:57 to go, LeBron James made a three-point jumper for 12 points lead.



Lakers' Scorers


LeBron James: 38 points with 16 boards. 10 assists and a steal, Anthony Davis: 27 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and a block, Dwight Howard: 9 points, 9 boards, 2 blocks, Green: 11 points, 2 assists, and 2 blocks, KCP: 2 points, 2 steals.  


Bench Players


Alex Caruso:11 points, 2 boards, 4 assists, Rondo: 8 points, 3 boards, 4 assists, Kuzma: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and a block. 


Nuggets' Scorers


Nikola Jokic: 20 points, 7 boards, 5 assists, 3 steals, Jamal Murray: 19 points, 4 boards, 8 assists, and 1 steal. Grant: 20 points, 9 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block. Millsap scored 13 points. 


Bench Players


Porter Jr.: 10 points, Plumlee: 7 points, Morris: 10 points, 2 boards, 7 assists, Dozier: 5 points.    


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NBA Eastern Conference Finals: Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and co. save Boston from going out of the tournament.  Miami Heat leads a series even after this win by Boston to 3-2.


Jayson Tatum scored 31 points with 10 boards. He scored 17 points alone in the 3rd quarter from where Boston made a turn around in a game. Miami Heat had 12 points lead in the game but 3rd quarter 41-25 outscoring by Boston to Miami Heat turn a game around. Jaylen Brown scored 28 points in a game. 



Denver Nuggets already made a 3-1 deficit in 2 series in this playoffs. So it is not impossible for Boston to do the same against Miami Heat. Miami Heat had a chance to take a series and make it into the NBA finals when they have 12 points lead but they unable to hold a lead. 


Quarter 1


Miami Heat took a lead of 12 points in the first 7 minutes of the quarter. Boston Celtics replied with 8-0 run in the quarter to cut a lead to 5 points. Miami was able to take a lead of 8 points after the first quarter of play. 


Quarter 2


Jayson Tatum started a quarter with a driving floating jump shot which cut a lead to 6 points. Miami took a lead of 11 points with a 5-0 run where Olynyk made a 3-pointer and Robinson made a driving layup. 6:55 to go, Bam Adebayo's hook shot gave 12 points lead to Miami Heat. Miami Heat made a 16-8 run to cut 12 points lead to only 4 points. Once again Miami made a run and took 9 points lead. At the end of the 2nd quarter, Miami took a lead of 7 points over the Boston Celtics.


Quarter 3


Miami started a quarter with 7 points lead. Bam Adebayo's shot gave 9 points lead to the Heat at the starting of the quarter. After that Boston Celtics made a 13-0 run in 4:06 minutes when before 7:19 left in the quarter. This run of Celtics gave them 4 points lead in the game and this is the first quarter for the Celtics in the game. Boston Celtics made another run of a 13-7 to take a lead of 10 points in the game. 


1:49 to go, Jayson Tatum made 2 free throws to give 12 points lead to Boston Celtics. Miami Heat's Goran Dragic replied with 2-pointer. 1:05 to go, Boston Celtics took a lead of 14 points with Jayson Tatum making a dunk. 30.9 seconds to go, Tyler Hero made 3-pointer at the end of the quarter and Dragic's 2 points shot cut a lead to 9 points.


Quarter 4 


Tyler Hero made a difficult shot to cut a lead to 7 points for Miami Heat. 10:50 to go, Jalen Brown scored a bucket that gave 10 points lead to the Celtics. After this Boston took command of the game. 7:07 to go, Hayward made a layup shot to take a lead of 14 points. Gordon Hayward made pull up jump shot to get 16 points lead to Boston Celtics. 5:55 to go, Crowder made a bucket and drew a foul by making a contact for 3 points play. 4:32 to go, Jayson Tatum missed a shot but Daniel Theis scored on the offensive board and scored 1 point on a free throw.  Dragic fouled out from the game.


3:24 to go, Jayson Tatum made 2 points shot and scored a point from free-throw for 19 points lead to Boston Celtics in the game.  Boston Celtics made won a game with a big points margin. 


Boston Celtics' Scorers


Jayson Tatum led Boston Celtics with 31 points, 10 boards 6 assists, and a steal. Jaylen Brown made 28 points with 8 boards, 2 assists, and 1 steal. Daniel Theis scored 15 points with 13 rebounds includes five offensive boards, 1 assist, and 3 blocks. Kemba Walker scored 15 points with 2 boards, 7 assists, 1 steal. Smart scored 12 points with 8 boards, 8 assists, and 4 steals. 


Bench Players


Hayward scored 10 points with 3 boards, 2 assists, and a block. Kanter made 8 points. 


Miami Heat's Scorers


Once again Dragic led a Heat with 23 points, 4 boards, 4 dimes. Bam Adebayo scored 13 points with 8 boards, 8 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block. Butler added 17 points, 8 boards, 8 assists, 1 steal, and 1 blocks in a game. Crowder made 14 points with 6 boards, 3 assists, and 1 steal. Robinson also played well in a game with 20 points. 


Bench Players


Tyler Herro scored 14 points with 3 boards and 1 assist. Olynyk scored 5 points.


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Denver Nuggets already comeback from 3-1 deficit in back to back series. They are best comeback team in the NBA. 

Lakers 25-6 second chance points. Denver Nuggets missed all shots in the last 3:28 minuts in the game. Nikola Jokic got the foul trouble in the last quarter of the game. 

Rajon Rondo achieves another milestone as he passes Scottie Pippen for 8th most assists in playoff history. 

Quarter 1


Nikola Jokic started a quarter with a bucket. Lakers made 12-3 run in 3 minutes to get 8 points lead when 5:26 left in the quarter. 4:23 to go, LeBron's 3-pointer gave 9 points lead to Lakers.2:27 to go, Jerami Grant made step back jump shot that made score 25-29 for Nuggets. 11.7 seconds to go in the quarter, Lakers took 10 points lead with LeBron James dunk. Lakers took 7 points after the first quarter of play. 


Quarter 2


10:04 to go, Alex Caruso banged a 3-pointer. 9:01 remaining, Lakers took 12 points lead with Kuzma's bucket on LeBron James' assist. 8 to go, Jokic hit a 3-pointer but Kuzma replied with a 3-pointer.. Porter Jr. hit 3-ponter for Nuggets. 7:15 to go, Kuzma made another 3-pointer for Lakers. 6:23 to go, Anthony Davis made tough turnaround shot. Plumlee fouled Anthony Davis on three points play, Anthony Davis got 3 free throws. What a play by Murray to finish a play facing LeBron James. 1:05 to go, Dwight Howard scored a bucket and drew a foul. Lakers took 5 points lead after the first half they have 12 points lead in the quarter.  


Jamal Murray was excellent in the first half  by scoring 16 points on 7 of 9 shooting. Jokic and Grant scored 10 points in the first half. Anthony Davis scored 19 points, LeBron James added 14 points. Dwight Haward made 11 points. Kyle Kuzma added 10 points coming of the bench. 


Nuggets scored with 60.5% in the first half while Lakers scored with 47.9% in the first half.


Quarter 3


8:14 to go, Lakers took lead of 10 points but Nuggets cut it back to 5 points. LaBron missed his free throw but got an offensive rebound and scored a bucket. 5:37 to go, What a finish by KCP at the base line on Anthony Davis' assist. 4:29 to go, Rondo made 3-pointer. 3:35 to go, Rajon Rondo's made a 2 point shot which gave 11 points lead to Lakers in the quarter. 0.8 seconds to go, Michael Porter Jr finished a quarter with a 3 pointer to cut a lead to 3 points.   


Quarter 4


Monte Morris made 2 free throws to cut a lead to only one point in the starting of the quarter. Lakers made 6-0 run to get back 5 points lead in the game. 6:44 to go, Anthony Davis hurt himself. 5:17 to go, KCP scored important 3-pointer but Nuggets replied with Millsap's 3-pointer. What a steal by KCP. Lakers made some sloppy plays and missed their chances to extend a lead. Morris scored a bucket and drew a foul to cut Lakers lead to 3 points. 2:48 to go, Rajon Rondo gave Lakers 5 points lead. 2:02 go, LeBron made both free throws to give 7 points lead to Lakers.

 Another huge shot missed by LeBron James but Anthony Davis grabbed offensive rebounds. LeBron James went on to the line by drawing a foul on the next play. LeBron James made both clutch free throws. 50 seconds to go, Murray drew a foul and went to the free throw line as he scored both free throws. KCP missed a free throws but Rondo got offensive rebound. Rondo made one free throw out of 2. Paul Millsap made 2 free throws for Nuggets to cut a lead to 4 points when 27 seconds to go in the quarter. 21.4 seconds to go, Anthony Davis made big clutch free throws to get a win for Lakers.    


Lakes' Scorers


Anthony Davis led with 34 points, 5 boards, 3 assists and 3 steals. LeBron James dropped 26 points with 9 rebounds and 8 assists. Howard play as a starter and he had a superb game as he scored 12 points with 11 boards, 1 assist and 1 steal. KCP scored 13 point.


Bench Players


Kuzma scored 10 points while Rondo scored 11 points with 5 boards and 7 assists. 


Denver's Scorers


Jamal Murray had a great game as he continue his superb form in the playoffs. He scored 32 points with 3 boards, 8 assists and 1 block. Jokic scored 16 points with 7 boards 4 assists and 2 steal. Grant added 17 points. 


Bench Players


Porter Jr. added 13 points with 8 boards, 1 assist and 1 steal. Morris scored 12 points with 2 boards and 4 assists. Craig scored 7 points with 2 boards, 1 assist and 2 steals. 


 


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