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Sun Oct 11, 2020, 09:09 PM Oct 2020

LeBron James leads 3rd team to his 4th title. [View all]

Lakers, LeBron James win NBA championship with dominant performance in Game 6

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/10/11/lakers-heats-nba-finals-game-xxx/


Los Angeles defeated Miami 106-93 in Game 6 on Sunday, outlasting the plucky underdogs to claim their 17th championship in franchise history. James secured the fourth title of his illustrious career, leading a third different team to the crown after previously winning with the Heat in 2012 and 2013 and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. The 35-year-old forward, who finished with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists.

Some stories are more complicated than others, and Game 6’s was simple: The Heat simply ran out of gas after a valiant performance in Game 5. Miami shot just 13-38 (34.2%) in the first half as Los Angeles’s defense flew around the court and prevented clean looks from beyond the arc. The Lakers held an insurmountable 64-36 lead entering the break, and their small fan section, composed of wives, girlfriends and children, spent most of the second half cheering expectantly.

The Lakers’ closeout win, which sealed a 16-5 run through the playoffs, was aided by a starting lineup change. Coach Frank Vogel electing to start guard Alex Caruso in place of center Dwight Howard, who scored just two points in 15 minutes in Game 5. Caruso started just two games all season, but his insertion provided cleaner matchups with the Heat’s starting lineup, which features four perimeter players and center Bam Adebayo. Although the Lakers used this lineup for just 12 total minutes in the playoffs entering Sunday, the versatile and hard-nosed group overwhelmed the Heat with its collective speed and discipline.

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Kobe and Gigi ... Iliyah Oct 2020 #1
I'm glad the Heat took it to 6 Awsi Dooger Oct 2020 #2
Mj is the goat questionseverything Oct 2020 #6
LeBron is probably a better all-around player if you count his passing JonLP24 Oct 2020 #7
I'd say Jordan over LeBron. Turin_C3PO Oct 2020 #10
Exactly Awsi Dooger Oct 2020 #11
Maybe, but MJ was the more charismatic star radius777 Oct 2020 #14
I do believe the hand checking rule has led to a softer game JonLP24 Oct 2020 #16
Palm ball seems to have made the game softer too Submariner Oct 2020 #31
Completely disagree Awsi Dooger Oct 2020 #9
I am not nervous questionseverything Oct 2020 #13
Jordan never got called for traveling Chili Oct 2020 #15
Jordan is better and it isn't close IMHO. Greatest athlete in world Celerity Oct 2020 #22
Silly take. John Fante Oct 2020 #17
Ahem....some of us are currently still watching the DVR'd game. Nevilledog Oct 2020 #3
Awesome 😄 Ohiogal Oct 2020 #4
Heckuva job, Bronie. moondust Oct 2020 #5
Thank you, King James! R B Garr Oct 2020 #8
That guy might just be pretty good Blecht Oct 2020 #12
How sweet it is!!! John Fante Oct 2020 #18
LeBron just said they had zero positive Covid tests R B Garr Oct 2020 #19
Lebron just mentioned social injustice, voter suppression and police brutality Awsi Dooger Oct 2020 #20
I agree JonLP24 Oct 2020 #23
Bwahahaha! Nevilledog Oct 2020 #21
As a die hard Lakers fan I have to say... Initech Oct 2020 #24
Agreed! Kobe's last Instagram message on January 25th was to LeBron R B Garr Oct 2020 #25
Hell yeah! For Kobe! Initech Oct 2020 #32
The problem with the NBA BGBD Oct 2020 #26
I think that problem went away when Durant went with Brooklyn JonLP24 Oct 2020 #27
This season BGBD Oct 2020 #29
I do agree JonLP24 Oct 2020 #30
Bulls fan BGBD Oct 2020 #33
Conservatives and LeBron haters are mad greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #28
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