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Cynical The Lakers watched the Heat fight. In the end, however, the difference in talent between the two teams and the help that the rolistas gave LeBron and Davis were enough to take the victory at 102-96 and make it 3-1 in a row.
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LeBron led the way (28 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists), Davis followed with 22 points – and excellent defense for Jimmy Butler throughout the game – and players like Caldwell-Pope (15 points) hit big baskets when needed. with the Los Angeles team getting a just victory.
As for Miami? He struggled, held out for 46 minutes, but in the end he couldn’t bear to watch LeBron fire big shots every time the Heat got close to the scoreboard.
The MVP
LeBron made a difference where he was needed for his team. Coming from a first half that had only 8 points, the “King” took action in the second half, finishing the game with 28 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists and some big baskets.
THE WEAK LINK
Jimmy Butler had a complete stat with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists. In reality, however, it wasn’t as good as its numbers show. Seeing Davis mark him, Butler was no longer as aggressive as he used to be, avoided running to the basket and ultimately cost Miami.
THE STATISTICS THAT stood out
The Lakers rollers, commonly not called LeBron or Davis, had 52 points combined. Points from players like Caldwell-Pope, Green and Morris hurt Miami and were valuable to the Lakers.
THE RACE
The game was a derby at first, with both teams going point to point, until the Lakers took a slight lead (14-19 and 16-21) thanks to baskets from Caldwell-Pope (10 points in the first period) and Finally will close the first period ahead of the score with 22-27.
The second period began with the Heat coming in strong and escaping at 34-29 completing a partial score of 14-2. The Lakers, however, responded and gradually brought the game up to their level by drawing 39-39, before finally managing to go to the locker room with a 2-point lead (47-49).
The third period began with the Heat leading 52-49. Very quickly, however, the Lakers took advantage and with LeBron scoring 9 points, they escaped with 57-63, while a little later they increased the difference to 7 points (64-71). Miami reacted and reduced to 70-71, however the end of the third period found the Los Angeles team leading 70-75 thanks to 4 shots from Davis.
The derby continued in the fourth period, with the Heat drawing 83-83. But then LeBron took action and with 7 consecutive points he made the score 85-90. However, it was Caldwell-Pope 5 consecutive points that would definitely raise the balance on the Lakers side, bringing the score to 88-95, for Davis to reach the final with a great triple to put the score at 91- 100.
THE TWELVE MINUTES: 22-27, 47-49, 70-75, 96-102
ΧΙΤ (Spolstra): Adebayo 15 (7 rebounds), Butler 22 (10 rebounds, 8 assists), Crowder 8 (2 triples, 7 rebounds), Robinson 17 (3), Hiro 18 (2 triples, 7 rebounds), Olinik 4, Iguodala 3 (1), Nan 6 (2/11 shots, 2 triples)
LAKERS (Vogel): Davis 22 (2 triples, 9 rebounds), James 28 (2 triples, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 errors), Howard, Green 10 (2), Caldwell-Pope 15 (3 triples, 5 assists), Morris 9 (2), Kouzma 9 (2), Rondo 2 (1/7 shooting, 7 rebounds, 5 assists), Caruso 7 (1)
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