Lakers run past Heat for 17th NBA championship
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The ultimate anguish. The ultimate joy.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The ultimate anguish. The ultimate joy.
LeBron James flexed his muscles high above his Lakers black jersey, looking too strong to stop.
LeBron James on Monday said he isn’t letting the highs and lows of the NBA Finals get the better of him, preferring to focus on fixing the mistakes that led his Los Angeles Lakers to fall 115-104 to the Miami Heat on Sunday.
Jimmy Butler was slumped over a video board behind the baseline in the final seconds, exhausted, gasping for air.
Jimmy Butler is not ready to go home.
A triple-double later, he joined NBA Finals lore — and the short-handed Miami Heat might have made this title matchup a series after all.
The Miami Heat got their heart and soul back, but couldn’t revive the Jimmy Butler game they needed to draw even in the NBA Finals.
LeBron James turned it over Sunday night, part of a sloppy performance by the Lakers in a 115-104 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
The Los Angeles Lakers seemed bound to fray when Kyle Kuzma tossed a lazy pass on the perimeter that led to a runout for Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler.
The NBA Finals are halfway to a coronation.
Anthony Davis got most of his points with a feathery shooting touch. LeBron James flexed his muscle to bulldoze his way to damage. And whenever the lead looked even the tiniest bit threatened, the Los Angeles Lakers had an answer.