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He finished his fight with the Miami Heat in the sixth game
AFP
October 12, 2020
Ten years after his last title with his late star Kobe Bryant in a terrible accident, the Los Angeles Lakers rose again to the top of the NBA, winning their seventeenth title in Orlando on Sunday at the expense of the Miami Heat (4-2) and equaling the record of his historic opponent. Boston Celts.
The Lakers, led by star LeBron James, dominated Miami 103-96 in the Orlando Health Bubble that hosted the games after a four-and-a-half-month hiatus due to the outbreak of the new Corona virus, winning their first title since 2010 with Bryant, who died along with his daughter Gianna (13 years old) and others in an accident. His helicopter crashed last January.
The Lakers raised the Larry O’Brien Cup to the sky, with the end of a strange and hybrid season that is the longest in history, disturbed by the departure of Bryant and the historic commissioner of the League David Stern, a sports crisis with China and other racism within the country in the face of the almost fatal intervention of the Corona virus.
Club owner Jenny Bass said: “We have experienced a heartbreaking tragedy with the departure of our beloved Kobe and Gianna. I hope this trophy reminds us that when we come together and trust each other, wonderful things can happen.”
The drive was necessary before the bravery of the Miami Heat, who ran out of fuel from their engines, especially their wonderful star Jimmy Butler, who also deserved the title for his wonderful performance in the Series Final except for Game 6.
The “King” LeBron James emerged with a “Triple Double” (at least ten in three statistical categories) by scoring 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, winning his fourth title with three different clubs and becoming the first player to win the award. to the best player in the final round with three clubs.
The thirty-five-year-old, who was crowned the best player in the league four times, had promised the “Lakers Nation” that the title would be returned to him to “perpetuate” Kobe’s legacy.
James became a prominent place among fans of the yellow and purple team, despite his previous coronation with Miami in particular (2012 and 2013) alongside stars Duane Wade and Chris Bush and then his historic team Cleveland Cavaliers (2016). But the 2020 title was an urgent necessity to make history, especially in the season of Bryant’s departure. .
“Representing this team means a lot to me,” James said, recalling what he said after his arrival in 2018: “I want to return this brand to the place it deserves.”
James, who played his 260th match in the knockout stage, beating record holder Derek Fischer, continued: “The feeling of belonging to this historic brand is wonderful.”
For the twenty-eighth time in the knockout stage, and two attempts by Magic Johnson, LeBron managed to achieve the “Triple Double”.
James and his colleague Danny Greene became the third and fourth player to win the title with three different clubs, after Robert Prisa (Rockets, Spears and Lakers) and John Sally (Pistons, Bulls and Lakers), knowing that Greene had crowned. previously to Spears and Raptors.
He didn’t shine on his own, with Anthony Davis adding 19 points and 15 rebounds, as the former New Orleans Pelicans player won his first league title.
One of the most satisfying things, James said, was helping the 27-year-old Davis win his first title.
Hit, the fifth eastern region in the regular round, was a symbol of not giving up in front of the most attractive team in the league’s spotlight, trying to win their fourth title after 2006, 2012 and 2013.
But their star Butler, 31, had 12 points and 8 assists after his great efforts in Game 5.
But I think we fought all year and we stuck together despite the cheating, ”said Butler, who had a difficult childhood and moved around the league the past two seasons.
In light of the great defense of the former Chicago Bulls star, Pam Adebayo was the best player to score with Heat (25 points and 10 rebounds), and she knew how to symbolically narrow the gap in the fourth quarter.
After missing three games with a left foot injury, veteran Slovenian midfielder Goran Draghic returned unexpectedly, but his departure from the rhythm was expected (5 points), while the two long-distance shooters settled for youngsters Tyler Hero and Duncan Robinson with seven points and ten in a row.
The Lakers were the best, strongest and fiercest in Game 6, trying not to give Miami a chance to jump in the dying moments, similar to Game 5 on Friday.
He made a big gap in the second quarter, scoring 36 points, that is, the total number of hit points in the first half (64-36).
Four of the Lakers players scored ten points or more before the break.
Veteran distributor Frank Vogel added six 6-shot balls to the squad, building for the Lakers the second-biggest difference before halftime in the history of the final games (+28).
After entering as a backup, Rondo, who won the 2008 title with Boston, scored 19 points, and Kentavius Caldwell-Bob added 17 points and Danny Greene 11.
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