Frank Vogel on Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s five points down the stretch in the fourth quarter video courtesy of the @Lakers: pic.twitter.com/QkbnatChdD
— The Lakers Review (@TheLakersReview) October 7, 2020
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Buddy Hield used to be one of Rob Pelinka’s clients
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Lakers Take Away the Heat’s Space—and Likely Their Finals Hopes
At @ringer/@ringernba: I wrote about space erased, opportunities vaporized, and the Lakers' defense, the silent killer superstar that has brought them to the brink of a title: https://t.co/yqEd9xCv3S
— Dan Devine (@YourManDevine) October 7, 2020
The Heat won Game 3 of the 2020 NBA Finals primarily because Jimmy Butler did an impressive enough impersonation of LeBron James to beat the man himself. On Tuesday, in A Pivotal Game 4™, the Lakers wrenched back control of the series and drew within one win of a championship primarily because they defended Butler like LeBron.
The Lakers absolutely smothered Miami in a 102-96 win that gives them a commanding 3-1 lead and a chance to hoist the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy on Friday night. L.A. held the Heat to 42.7 percent shooting as a team, with just 18 assists—the lowest total of the postseason for the bubble’s most pass-happy team—on 32 made field goals. In Games 2 and 3, the freewheeling five-out attack that Miami had found in the absence of center Bam Adebayo had torched the Lakers to the tune of 121.2 points per 100 possessions, a rate miles above what the very best offenses in the league mustered during the regular season. In Game 4, though, the Heat sputtered, scoring at a 104.4 points-per-100 clip—worse than what the league-worst Warriors managed before the bubble.
AD’s Dagger Three To Seal Game 4 Win!
Anthony Davis now has "jab step three to ice an NBA Finals game" on his resume. pic.twitter.com/PlUiAwansh
— Raj C. (@RajChipalu) October 7, 2020
Klutch Basket by KCP
Sometimes, after a player is a big part of winning a championship, he becomes a championship player. That’s what happened to Robert Horry, for example, and it’s what’s happened to Kenny right now. He was the Lakers third best player in the playoffs last year. He’s proving right now that he’s the team’s third best player this season.