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Although they won “only” by 18 points, the Lakers dominated most of the game and held a 32-point lead in the third half (87:55).
Not only did they lose, but the Heat lost two leaders in the final first game.
In the second half, Goranas Dragičius injured his left leg and was no longer the Heat’s most productive player in the playoffs (average of 20.9 points per game). There is concern that the 34-year-old Slovenian’s injury could be serious, but the Florida team intends to draw more precise conclusions after extensive investigation.
In the third quarter, the Miami club was left without Bamo Adebayo, the hero of the Eastern Conference final, who injured his left shoulder after contact with Dwight Howard, the same one who had briefly removed the Heat center from cancer. in the last series against the Boston Celtics. After throwing into the locker room, the double-double (average of 18.5 points and 11.4 rebounds) in the playoffs, the pivot did not return to the field.
At the end of the second quarter, Jimmy Butler, the Heat’s second-most productive player, was also injured, but despite a long ankle, the forward also played after a long break.
The Heat managed to start the nightmare bout solid.
During the opening minutes of the match, Erik Spoeltra’s players hit almost everything and led 23:10 midway through the first quarter, but as soon as the Heat gained an advantage, they also suddenly lost it.
Los Angeles’ fantastic basketball players exploded in the first half (31:28), and in the second quarter they began to walk away from the Heat by a double-digit difference: 65:48. The Lakers finished the first half of the game winning the stretch 53:23.
The situation did not change either in the second part of the game, the Lakers took advantage of the fallen rivals and already in the third part they began to crush the Miami team 87:55.
Kendrick Nunn, a newcomer who replaced G. Dragičiai Square, scored as many as 18 points in a few minutes and helped the Heat reduce the gap to a decent level, but Miami couldn’t restore the intrigue and took the lead in the series for the Lakers.
For LeBron James, it was game number 50 in the NBA Finals. El Rey, who is playing for the tenth time in a decisive series, marked the occasion by staying in the hair of a triple double: the Lakers forward finished the game with 25 points (7/13 two, 2/4 trit, 5 / 6 penalties), 13 rebounds and 9 effective transfers.
Besides LeBron, only six players have played in at least 50 games in the NBA Finals throughout the league’s history.
Anthony Davis was more productive than James on the Lakers. The tall man, who reached the NBA Finals for the first time, dominated under the basket and scored 34 points in 38 minutes (9/17 doubles, 2/4 trit., 10/10 penalties), bounced 9 balls and distributed 5 assists.
Of all the Lakers players, only two basketball players made their NBA Finals debut: Shaquille O’Neal, who scored 43 points 20 years ago, and George Mikan, who scored 42 points 71 years ago.
The Lakers made 13 of the first 19 pitches in the first final. It is true that Los Angeles basketball players then missed 13 shots in a row and finished the game with 15 3-pointers of 38.
The second game in the series will be played at night from Friday to Saturday at 4 pm Lithuanian time.
“Lakers”: Anthony Davis 34 (10/10 penalty, 9 sec, 5 res), LeBron James 25 (13 cam, 9 res), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 13, Danny Green 11 (3/8 trit), Alexas Caruso 10.
“Hot”: Jimmy Butler 23 (5 res.), Kendrick Nunn 18 (8/11 pitches), Tyler Herro 14 (6/18 pitches), Jae Crowder 12 (4/7 trit.).
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