For Game 3. pic.twitter.com/lWnYEkFl59. The Lakers have committed 18 turnovers, including seven from James, who has 23 points, eight rebounds and nine assists. Box Score - Los Angeles Lakers (102) vs. Miami Heat (96) - October 6, 2020 “Everybody’s got to lock in. Lakers first lead since 29-28 early in the second quarter. Lakers vs. Heat score Lakers vs. Heats live updates, highlights from Game 3 of the NBA Finals (All times Eastern) 7:50 p.m. — LeBron James finds Dwight Howard for the easy slam on the opening possession, but the Heat respond with a 16-6 run in the opening minutes. The Lakers now lead 2-1 in the best-of-seven championship series. The Lakers relied on LeBron James in the first half after Anthony Davis picked up three fouls and they committed 14 turnovers. We’ve got to finish the job. But empirical proof has never been Irving’s thing. After losing their lead momentarily, the Heat have jumped back in front with a 101-95 lead with 4:40 left in the fourth quarter. Jimmy Butler carried the Heat to a 58-54 lead at halftime as the Lakers were plagued by turnovers and foul trouble. Of all the criticisms that have shadowed the Kid from Akron — and they are legion — the tropes that he isn’t a killer, that he isn’t a closer, that he, in fact, needs a closer riding shotgun have been the most persistent. Lakers have twice the number of turnovers than made field goals. For the last five weeks or so around the Heat, Erik Spoelstra has constantly talked about his team's commitment to winning -- first five minutes here, they've shown they're going to keep fighting in this series, even with a bubble exit looming. HEAT vs LAKERS GAME 3 - Full Highlights | 2020 NBA Finals October 4, 2020 The beat Miami Heat beat the LA Lakers in Game 3 of the 2020 NBA Finals. Jimmy Butler’s game-high 15 points and four assists have paced the Heat to a 42-37 lead at the 6:05 mark of the second quarter. Lakers’ 2-0 series lead is no big deal to them. #LALvsMIA INJURY UPDATE: Bam Adebayo (neck) & Goran Dragic (foot) have both been ruled out of tonight's #NBAFinals Game 3 vs the Lakers. Jimmy Butler is locked in with 15 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST for Miami! He’s been swept twice. The Lakers lost an embarrassing, 114-105 Game 3 to a Miami Heat team missing two of its best players, putting the NBA Finals at a 2-1 series score. Heat guard Jimmy Butler pulls up for a jumper over Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma during Game 3. Rajon Rondo has five rebounds and four assists with his only basket coming off this high-arcing shot. Kobe and Shaq genuinely did not. “They can be beat as long as we do what we’re supposed to do.”. Rising to his feet — the better to see and be seen by his Miami Heat teammates during a third-quarter timeout — he used pointed fingers and pointed words to scold them about their unacceptable effort against the Lakers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Friday. Jerry West and LeBron James both lost, Jimmy Butler reaches triple-double trying to hold off Lakers. The Heat’s aggressive defense has forced four Lakers turnovers already after L.A. turned it over just nine times in all of Game 2. He got off to a fast start with a dunk on the opening possession. The Lakers’ LeBron James, left, talks with Anthony Davis after the Game 2 win over the Miami Heat on Oct. 2, 2020. Meet the Vermont teacher behind Bernie Sanders' mittens . Butler is the 2nd Heat player with 30 points through 3 quarters of a Finals game, joining Dwyane Wade in 2006. pic.twitter.com/V2TeObPzoG, Lakers cut deficit to five points going into fourth quarter. The Heat star had 40 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists to lead Miami to a 115-104 win over the Lakers in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night. Lakers forward LeBron James is fouled on a drive by Heat center Meyers Leonard during Game 3. Four of them are here tonight: Butler, James, Rondo and Jason Kidd. Heat hold off depleted Lakers 96-94 in NBA Finals rematch — Kendrick Nunn scored 27 points, Jimmy Butler had 24 points and eight rebounds, and the Miami Heat held off the Los Angeles Lakers 96-94 Saturday night in an NBA Finals rematch. We’ve got a series. Jimmy Butler had a 40-point triple-double to lead the Miami Heat to a 115-104 win in Game 3 of the NBA Finals to cut the Lakers' lead in the series to 2-1. pic.twitter.com/c5HO2SMm9B. The Heat fought valiantly in Game 2 with Jimmy Butler posting 25 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds, but Los Angeles prevailed by double digits to capture a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.Can the Heat pull off the upset and extend the series? Earlier this week former Cleveland teammate Kyrie Irving reignited this flat-earth-level conversation when he went on the podcast “Boardroom” and, in reference to his anticipated partnership with Kevin Durant, told Durant, the host: “I felt like I was the best option on every team I’ve played for down the stretch. The one and obvious similarity between the twosomes is that they both combined to lead the Lakers to greatness. The series between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat will resume on Wednesday at 9:00 AM for Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Markieff Morris has 16 points off the bench, including back-to-back three-pointers that helped tie the scoree in the fourth, and then a layup from Rajon Rondo put the Lakers ahead 91-89 with 8:54 remaining. The Heat showed up to play, but the Lakers ultimately just had too much of a talent advantage to drop this game. Imagine struggling to lead a team to a .400 record and still being comfortable taking a shot at a man, a former teammate, who has led a team to the NBA Finals in all but one of the years you’ve been in the league. The Los Angeles Lakers have done it. . 7:25 p.m. — With Goran Dragic and Bam Adebayo out, the Heat are once again starting Tyler Herro and Meyers Leonard. Devika Pawar . Heat vs. Lakers, 114-124, Box Score - 2020 Playoffs Stats from the NBA game played between the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers on October 02, 2020 with result, scoring by period and players. #NBAFinals Game 3 on ABC pic.twitter.com/fcjVgjB8Tb. NBA Schedules. The Lakers clinched a 17th NBA championship in Orlando on Monday (AEDT) as they finally put Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat away in an emphatic 106-93 win in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. Kobe and Shaq were a dynamic duel. J.R. Smith came off the bench to replace him. The trophy was ready. In the wake of the Lakers’ NBA Finals domination, it has become trendy to link the tandem of LeBron James and Anthony Davis to their celebrated predecessors Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. Game 3 Betting Odds - Lakers vs. Heat. 10 p.m. — JIMMY AIN’T READY TO LEAVE THE BUBBLE YET. NBA Standings. Jimmy Butler had a 40-point triple-double to lead the Miami Heat to a 115-104 win in Game 3 of the NBA Finals to cut the Lakers' lead in the series to 2-1. Lakers forward LeBron James blocks a shot by Heat guard Tyler Herro during Game 3. 2 fouls, 4 turnovers a minus-11 and no shot attempts. container: 'taboola-below-article-thumbnails', Follow along right here. Anthony Davis picked up his third foul on a charge taken by Kelly Olynyk at the 5:28 mark of the second quarter. Greatness is only thing Lakers’ dynamic duo shares with Kobe and Shaq. We bring you the latest game previews, live stats, and recaps on CBSSports.com So, being up 2-0 in this year’s series? Jimmy Butler off the window in #PhantomCam! USA TODAY. Yet in every other way they are polar opposites, conducting their relationships in styles as different as AD’s sweet smile and Shaq’s sweaty scowl. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Miami will once again be without starters Goran Dragic (torn plantar fascia) and Bam Adebayo (neck strain) for Sunday night’s Game 3 of the 2020 NBA Finals against the Lakers. Haslem, who has become an unofficial assistant coach, woke them up. Kobe and Shaq were taut. He’s come back from a 3-1 deficit — which almost never happens. Brad Turner checks in on LeBron James, who takes some free throws during his warmup routine. Lakers vs. Heat: Three keys to watch in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Heat force Game 6, top Lakers to stave off elimination. Butler also has eight rebounds and eight assists. Hey, it has worked well so far. As has been the case throughout the playoffs, there will not be any fans in attendance outside of select guests of players. The Lakers also fell behind by 13 points in the first quarter of Game 1 before blitzing the Heat for a 55-25 run and go into halftime with a 17-point lead. Anthony Davis punched his chest in celebration. Rondo HIGH off the glass! Anthony Davis got most of his points with a feathery shooting touch. “Oh, yeah. We’ve got guys that [if] you tell them what it is, they normally respond. Can the Heat pull off the upset and extend the series? Miami will once again be without starters Goran Dragic (torn plantar fascia) and Bam Adebayo (neck strain) for Sunday night’s Game 3 of the 2020 NBA Finals against the Lakers. Lakers vs. Heat score, takeaways: Jimmy Butler dominates, Anthony Davis struggles as Miami prevails in Game 3 The biggest star for the Heat stepped up when his team needed him the most Line Movements. Anthony Davis, Dwight Howard begin pregame warmups. That's exactly what he gave them. LeBron getting that work in #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/prNhW13fqJ, Adebayo, Dragic remain out for Heat in Game 3. 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Markieff Morris contributed 10 points and two assists off the bench. As ESPN’s Kirk Goldsberry pointed out, James hit 42% of clutch shots — defined as the last five minutes of game, with a score margin of five points or fewer— when he was teamed with Irving, whereas the Mouthy One shot 37% in clutch situations alongside James, including 27% from three as opposed to James’ 37% from downtown.