Lakers and Heat Face Off in Game 4
The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the NBA Finals in Orlando on Tuesday night. The Lakers lead the series, 2-1.
The Lakers (2-1) came into Sunday night's Game 3 with a chance to take a truly commanding lead in the series against a Heat team missing both Goran Dragic and Bam Adebayo, but they were unable to get the job done in a 115-104 loss that saw Anthony Davis get into early foul trouble. LeBron James led the Lakers with 25 points, adding 10 rebounds, eight assists and two blocks. Markieff Morris and Kyle Kuzma -- the latter logging 25 minutes off the bench due to Davis' aforementioned issues -- posted matching 19-point tallies while pulling down six and three rebounds, respectively. Davis finished with 15 points, five boards, three assists and two steals across 33 minutes.
The Lakers will come into Tuesday's game without any short-term injuries to report.
The Heat (1-2) were paced by a memorable performance from Jimmy Butler, who delivered 40 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Tyler Herro and Kelly Olynk followed with 17 points each, with Olynyk also posting seven boards. Duncan Robinson supplied 13 points, five rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block. Jae Crowder contributed 12 points, eight rebounds and one assist.
The Heat will list Dragic (foot) as doubtful for Tuesday's game, while Adebayo (neck) will be listed as questionable.
Tuesday's game marks the sixth overall meeting between the teams dating back to the beginning of the regular season, with the Lakers prevailing in four of those contests, including twice in this series.
The Lakers (2-1) came into Sunday night's Game 3 with a chance to take a truly commanding lead in the series against a Heat team missing both Goran Dragic and Bam Adebayo, but they were unable to get the job done in a 115-104 loss that saw Anthony Davis get into early foul trouble. LeBron James led the Lakers with 25 points, adding 10 rebounds, eight assists and two blocks. Markieff Morris and Kyle Kuzma -- the latter logging 25 minutes off the bench due to Davis' aforementioned issues -- posted matching 19-point tallies while pulling down six and three rebounds, respectively. Davis finished with 15 points, five boards, three assists and two steals across 33 minutes.
The Lakers will come into Tuesday's game without any short-term injuries to report.
The Heat (1-2) were paced by a memorable performance from Jimmy Butler, who delivered 40 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Tyler Herro and Kelly Olynk followed with 17 points each, with Olynyk also posting seven boards. Duncan Robinson supplied 13 points, five rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block. Jae Crowder contributed 12 points, eight rebounds and one assist.
The Heat will list Dragic (foot) as doubtful for Tuesday's game, while Adebayo (neck) will be listed as questionable.
Tuesday's game marks the sixth overall meeting between the teams dating back to the beginning of the regular season, with the Lakers prevailing in four of those contests, including twice in this series.