Lake Buena Vista, Fla. With less than 10 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers trailing by one Friday, LeBron James appeared to be putting the final touches on a 40-point masterpiece to win his fourth NBA title. Apparently led by the entire Miami Heat Defense, James, who led the assistant league for the first time in his career this season, whipped a pass to wide open Danny Green at the top of the key.
Green, a two-time champion and 40% career 3-point shooter, nicknamed “Deadshot” because of his reputation as a target, L.A. The last letters were signed by for moments like this. Ability to make shots.
According to second spectrum data Green let it fly within 8 feet of it without a defender. The ball was off the front rim with 7.1 seconds left, and Miami held on to win Game 5G 111-108, drawing within 3-2 of the Lakers in the NBA Finals.
“I mean, if you just watch the play, I was able to draw two of our shooters down the free throw line and find our shooter at the top of the key for the wide open to win the championship.” After a 21-for-21 shooting, finishing with a proud state line of 13 rebounds, 7 auxiliaries and 3 steels. “I trusted him, we trusted him, and he didn’t walk away.
“You stay with him. You stay with him. He’s one of the best shots we get. … Danny had a hello look. He didn’t go down. I know he wants to get it again.”
Lakers coach Frank Vogel said James was “ready for this.” [Miami’s] The whole team, “but” he did the right thing. “
“Danny is our best shooter, he looked great and we live with the results.”
While defending Jimmy Butler in the final minute, Vogel did not underestimate the two fouls he called against his team, which helped the Heat close the game and extend the series. One foul was called against Markiff Morris with 46 .. seconds left, and the other was against Anthony Davis with 16.8 seconds left.
“I finally got two bad calls that put Butler in line, you know, and he’s unlucky in this game of intensity,” Vogel said. “Anthony Davis is also a perfect ical, he shouldn’t be a play-should. And the time before that, the ball was in the hands of Markiff Morris – it shouldn’t be a play-should. War for us. Very disappointed with that aspect of the game. “
LA was not at the top of his game, trailing by 11 in the second quarter before tying in the third quarter, coming down by just 11 and remaining 10:31 in the fourth.
The first half hole in which the Lakers found themselves mostly on the bench with Davis, while intensifying his right-heel transition, suffered in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final against Denver Nuggets, when he finally made contact with Andre Igudala. First trimester.
Davis, who still managed to score 28 points on 9-for-15 shooting with 12 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks in 42 minutes, expressed confidence when asked about his injury outlook for Game 6 .
“I’ll be fine on Sunday,” he said.
A source familiar with Davis’ injury described the bruise to ESPN as “painful” but said “it can be tolerated.” “
The question is how the Lakers’ determination will handle the heat – the winners from the last three games in the series starting at 2-0 in LA – now that they have lost a close chance.
James, who came on Friday with a 3-0 record in closeout games in his final career, led the Cleveland Cavaliers to a historic historic return against the Golden State Warriors, at the second end of the 3-1 series in 2016.
It’s now up to him to stop Miami from doing that to his team.
“At the end of the day, you don’t predetermine anything, and you take the game as it goes, and you play,” James said. “You play every quarter, you play every possession, and you live with the result. You don’t think about what could happen at the end of the game and things of that nature. You don’t stop as a result.
“You have to live in the moment and everyone has to make their own possessions because if you start wandering and your mind starts to go crazy, you make a mistake. Will pay for. “That’s when I was playing against Golden State all these years: You make a mistake, they pay you. So we have to understand that. “
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