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For LeBron James, the 35-year-old superstar, it was the fourth championship of his career. James brought two of them with the Heat, one with Cleveland. Only four NBA players achieved titles with three teams.
For the fourth time in his career, the 35-year-old was named Final Series Most Valuable Player (MVP). “That means a lot to me,” James said. With 17 championships, the Lakers are now record champions along with the Boston Celtics. They last won the title in 2010, then with Kobe Bryant. The Lakers legend died in a helicopter crash earlier this year. “Since that tragedy, we wanted to win for him,” Davis said. “He was a big brother to all of us.”
After the disappointing performance of the Lakers and the loss on Friday, the Los Angeles team put up a show of force in the first half. The Heat did not take the lead once, meanwhile, the Lakers were 32 points ahead and 28 points ahead at halftime. In the second half, this buffer increased to 36 points. In the 260th game of the playoffs of his career, now the sole NBA record holder, James once again showed his extraordinary abilities, registering 28 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists before the celebrations. Only Magic Johnson has more playoff triple-doubles with double-digit values in the major stat categories.
After the return of Bam Adebayo on Friday, the Heat were able to turn to second major player Goran Dragic, who had to take a break during the final series. Adebayo had 25 points at the end, but neither he, nor Dragic nor Jimmy Butler, who was so outstanding recently, could do anything against the strong defensive performance of the Lakers. Meanwhile, the team was 36 points behind.
The possibility of success this year was on the verge several times. Due to Corona, the season was cut short in March, in protest against police violence against African Americans and racism in the US, the Milwaukee Bucks boycotted their playoff game in August and canceled several more games. Basketball and league participation in this area is unmatched in any of the other major American leagues. For this, there was once again recognition from former President Barack Obama on Sunday.
The league also managed to get through the latter part of the season without a positive crown test for a player or coach. Fans were unable to enter the Disney World grounds in Florida, in the end only family members and personal guests of the players, as well as some officials, were allowed entry.
It is unclear when after three months of basketball in the bubble again. Due to the long break in spring and the corona pandemic, the usual calendar is no longer a reference and forecasts are difficult. However, the league is targeting the start of the new season on January 1, 2021.
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