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Oct 9, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James warms up before playing the Miami Heat in game five of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY SportsHowever, he had enough in the tank down the stretch to help the Miami Heat avoid elimination with a 111-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Friday near Orlando.
LeBron James amassed 40 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and three steals for the Lakers. Anthony Davis finished with 28 points, 12 boards and three blocks, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 16 points. “Obviously, it was back and forth, big play after big play,” James said of the play late. “Couple of questionable calls that swayed their way, put Jimmy to the free-throw line. Obviously, we can’t do that. He’s been damn near perfect at the free-throw line this series. We just needed to get one stop. We like if we could get one stop, we could do something on the offensive end.Game 6 is set for Sunday, and Game 7, if necessary, would be Tuesday.
Two foul shots by Butler gave Miami a 107-106 lead with 46.7 seconds remaining, but Los Angeles grabbed a 108-107 edge with 21.8 seconds left on a put-back by Davis.“We just got to be better in Game 6 and close the series,” James said.An 11-3 run in the first three minutes of the second quarter gave Miami a 36-27 advantage after a jumper by Nunn.
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