Friday 30 October 2020
The Lakers still lead Miami Heat 3-2 in the series and can secure the title with a game-six victory on Sunday.
Anthony Davis and LeBron James combined for 50 points as the Lakers took a 3-1 series lead.
The Heat secured their first win of the NBA Finals series.
After a 10-year absence from the championship series, the Lakers returned with a vengeance.
They’ll meet the winner of the Eastern Conference decider between Miami Heat and Boston Celtics.
The LA Lakers’ series lead is cut to 2-1 with game four on Thursday.
The former basketball star also owns the Charlotte Hornets NBA team.
The Celtics avoided falling into an 0-3 hole from which no team has rallied to win a best-of-seven series.
The Nuggets will face the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals.
LeBron James helped the Los Angeles Lakers to a 2-1 series lead over the Houston Rockets.
Milwaukee had the best regular-season record but are on the verge of playoff exit.
The Nuggets go on to face the Clippers.
Elsewhere, the Heat upset the Bucks.
The Milwaukee Bucks did not show up on court for tonight’s game in protest at the shooting of unarmed African-American Jacob Blake in Wisconsin on Sunday.
The Colorado side fought back from a 63-54 deficit at half time to win by 10 and now trail 3-2 in the seven-game series.
The Lakers wore special black and yellow-trimmed “Black Mamba” jerseys to remember former Laker great Kobe Bryant who died in a helicopter crash seven months ago.
He finished with 38 points to help his side get the better of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Wins for the Portland Trail Blazers and Orlando Magic, as the Houston Rockets and Miami Heat were also victorious.
The Brooklyn Nets missed a jumper at the death which would have given them the win.
It was another busy night in the bubble.
Jaylen Brown and Gordon Hayward delivered at crucial moments for the Celtics after the Trailblazers stormed back.
ESPN reporter Adrian Wojnarowski has reportedly been suspended for a vulgar response to an email from a US senator.
The 2019-20 season is due to resume in a “bubble” quarantine setting next month.
The New York Knicks legend is recovering from Covid-19.
Take a trip down memory lane as we test your knowledge.
Sam Smith, author of the controversial Jordan Rules, is our guest on this week’s Behind the Lines.
Were he playing the game today, Jordan might not be afforded the chance to stay silent and say that “Republicans buy sneakers too”.
Jordan’s career is the focus of the eagerly-awaited ‘The Last Dance’ series that landed this week.
‘We wish he was here with us to celebrate, but it’s definitely the peak of his NBA career,’ his wife Vanessa said.
Marcus Smart revealed his diagnosis via social media.
Is this the immediate future of sports?
Giannis Antetokounmpo and Kevin Love have come up big for staff at the Bucks and Cavs’ home arenas amid the suspension of the NBA season.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver revealed he expected the season not to resume for at least a month.
The NBA became the latest major sporting league to take measures to curb the spread of the virus as it called a halt to action.
‘We realise that there will be major disappointment’, the organisation said in a statement, as it put all competitions on hold indefinitely.
Tuesday saw the Los Angeles Lakers fall as the Los Angeles Clippers, Houston Rockets and Boston Celtics won.
The slumping Milwaukee Bucks lost again, while defending champions the Toronto Raptors topped the Utah Jazz on Monday.
The LA Lakers star improved his career points haul against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.
The Golden State Warriors were beaten by the Toronto Raptors on Curry’s return.
Heat locked down Giannis, while RJ Barrett led the New York Knicks past Houston.
