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Los Angeles Lakers have to postpone the championship celebration. In Game 5, the team of LeBron James and Anthony Davis suffered a 108: 111 loss to the Miami Heat, in the series the Lakers remain 3-2. In the end, it’s a showdown between James and Jimmy Butler, which the Heat-Star can win.
The forward scored 35 points (11/19 from the field, 12/12 FT), 12 rebounds, 11 assists and also 5 steals. In addition to Butler, five other Heat players scored double digits, including Duncan Robinson (26, trio 7/13) and Kendrick Nunn (14). Of the seven players used, only Andre Iguodala did not reach double digits.
On the side of the Lakers, the gala of the stellar duo LeBron James (40, 15/21 shots from the field, 6/9 trios, 13 rebounds, 7 assists) and Anthony Davis (28, 9/15 shots from the field, 12 rebounds , 3 blocks) was enough No. There were just too few RPGs that night, only Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (16) scored double digits.
There were no changes compared to Game 4. Goran Dragic was still absent on the Heat side, while Lakers coach Frank Vogel once again relied on Dwight Howard at center. And it started to heat up. Butler and Howard collided under the basket, there were techniques for both. Miami started better, but LeBron increasingly controlled the offense and started a 9-0 streak.
Hot confrontation between LeBron James and Jimmy Butler
But LA couldn’t focus, in less than a minute Miami had seven points thanks to a pair (!) From Robinson and a trio from Nunn. Still, Davis was the best man on the field at the time and he let jumpers rain. Just under a minute before the end of the quarter, however, a small surprise followed: Davis fell in the fight for the rebound, LA had to take the break and Vogel replaced the Big Man. The Heat led after the first quarter with 25 : 24.
Davis returned after a few minutes, but Miami reservists Iguodala and Nunn had continued to comply. Butler also had 13 points and helped his team reach a double-digit lead. James, who had already taken three long-range shots from the left wing, held out. The King brought his team, who seemed out of focus, back almost single-handedly and scored 15 points on the stage. Butler finished the half with a threesome with the mermaid. Miami led at halftime with 60:56.
Los Angeles Lakers have to postpone the championship celebration
The duel between Butler and LeBron continued, but now the protagonists also participated with some threesomes. Howard conceded a Flagrant-1 against Butler, which Miami used for an extremely rare 6-point game. Miami fed on that, but they couldn’t really break away, despite 4-point plays from Jae Crowder and Robinson. Davis kept the Lakers in the game in the absence of LeBron, but Miami continued to lead (88:82).
And the advantage increased when Robinson scored his sixth set. James was fresh again and didn’t think about giving up. Midway through the quarter, LA returned to -2 and a little later KCP took the Lakers’ first lead since the first quarter from the corner. As a result, it turned into a battle of attrition. Butler was visibly limp, but James didn’t look fresh either.
But Butler shook again. He blocked James first, then stole the ball from Caruso to attack Robinson, who struck again. Butler and LeBron scored, but James got the y-one and put LA in front 90 seconds before the end (104: 103).
Butler responded, but LeBron did the same with a rejection. Butler hit the line again, but LA got lucky on his side. KCP threw a late air ball, Davis was there and put the ball in the basket for a renewed lead with 22 seconds left. Time out Miami! The heat went to two points and Butler fouled Davis. He met both of them, time out Lakers. Danny Green had the open trio, but the pitch was clearly too short. Markieff Morris had the offensive rebound, but inexplicably threw the ball. Tyler Herro made everything clear from the line.
The Heat thus extend the series and force a game 6. This will take place on Monday night at 3 am German time (live on DAZN).
The most important statistics
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat 108: 111 (BOXSCORE), Series: 3-2
- With the exception of the last four minutes, Miami played a really strong first half and was much more agile. Most of the 50/50 balls went to the heat, which also performed better on the offensive board for the first time in the series. Miami was already on 6 offensive rebounds after 24 minutes and recorded 7 points.
- The Lakers’ turn was due to their excellent play on the fast break. The Californians scored 15 points on quick counterattacks at halftime. At the end of the second quarter in particular, the Lakers benefited from some neglect by the Heat, which they can’t really afford in the series. Overall, Los Angeles scored a whopping 25 points in Transition, Miami just 4.
- LeBron James was hot from a distance, of course it always helps. Midway through the third quarter the Lakers were 10/19 from the perimeter, but after that only 4/19 fell. The Heat are completely different: Led by Robinson, Miami had 14 of 33 trios and posted a series-best 42.4 percent.
- Anthony Davis has yet to concede a free throw in this series. The power forward now has 25 attempts and 25 hits.
- LeBron James set a career-high six made 3-pointers, previously 5, set in Game 7 of the 2013 Finals serving the Miami Heat against the San Antonio Spurs.
- Crunchtime beat the Heat 15: 9. Jimmy Butler only scored 11 points, more than the entire Lakers team.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat: the voices in the game
Jimmy Butler (Miami Heat): “We play hard and share the ball on offense, like we always do. We have always held our ground and are still there. We will go back to the hotel to improve. As we finish the game today it will not be enough next time.”
Erik Spoelstra (Miami Heat head coach): “Every young player who comes into the league should see the Jimmy Butler movie.”
The star of the game: Jimmy Butler
Yes, he had something after the break, but Jimmy Buckets somehow had something to do with everything. His triple-double underlines this. In total, Butler stopped just 48 seconds and that was very necessary to finally beat these Lakers. What he did next in a direct duel with LeBron at the decisive moment was absolutely world class. It was a duel that we will remember for a long time.
Game Flop: Kyle Kuzma
The Lakers were hot from a distance, only Kuzma (and Rondo too) hadn’t noticed. The forward could never take advantage of his good performance in previous games, not even on defense. Nunn made the Lakers forward look bad a couple of times, and the stupid foul against Robinson stayed in all three.
The game scene
It was an act of will from the Heat and especially Jimmy Butler. His play in the middle of the third quarter is indicative of thiswhen he snatched off Howard’s offensive rebound and somehow got the putback into the basket. The fact that Butler got the whole blast from Howard’s arm in the face made it even better. There was a Flagrant-1 and Butler scores the free throw. Then Robinson found himself from a distance as well, making the extremely rare 6-point game perfect.
Lakers vs. Heat: the final at a glance
| game | date | Time | Team 1 | Team 2 | Result / transfer |
| one | October 1st | 3 o’clock | Los angeles lakers | Miami Heat | 116: 98 |
| two | October 3 | 3 o’clock | Los angeles lakers | Miami Heat | 124: 114 |
| 3 | October 5th | 1:30 | Miami Heat | Los angeles lakers | 115: 104 |
| 4 | October 7 | 3 o’clock | Miami Heat | Los angeles lakers | 96: 102 |
| 5 | October 10th | 3 o’clock | Los angeles lakers | Miami Heat | 108: 111 |
| 6 | October 12 ° | 1:30 | Miami Heat | Los angeles lakers | DAZN |
| 7 * | October 14th | 3 o’clock | Los angeles lakers | Miami Heat | DAZN |
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