After 47 seasons, the Denver Nuggets won their first NBA title Monday night at Ball Arena, beating the eighth-seeded Miami Heat 94-89, winning the title in five games.
The eighth-seeded Miami Heat facing the possibility of being down two games rallied to win Game 2 in Denver’s Ball Arena, 111-108.
Fresh off a tough overtime win against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, in came the Miami Heat, a team that gave the Los Angeles Lakers all they could handle.
For USA Basketball’s men’s national team, the next item on the to-do list isn’t the 2024 Paris Olympics. It’s not even the 2023 World Cup, which will end in the Philippines.
All-NBA First Team Also Features Dallas’ Luka Dončić and LA Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard. All-NBA Second Team: Portland’s Damian Lillard, Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid, Phoenix’s Chris Paul, New York’s Julius Randle and the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James. All-NBA Third Team: Utah’s Rudy Gobert, Miami’s Jimmy Butler, the LA Clippers’ Paul George,
Washington’s Bradley Beal and Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving
The Los Angeles Lakers conquered the Orlando bubble and became the 2019-2020 National Basketball Association champions, claiming their 19th Larry O’Brien NBA championship Trophy after beating the Miami Heat 106-93 to take the final series 4-2.
The Lakers were 58.2 seconds away from their 17th championship when forward LeBron James scored a two-point shot. An exhausted Jimmy Butler shot key free throws to regain the lead for the Heat.
Anthony Davis beat on his chest in celebratory fashion, LeBron James yelled and smiled while walking back to the bench after Davis capped off the biggest possession of the game.
As LeBron James walked the court with ten seconds left, the Lakers lost game three 115-104. In the first half, James told Jimmy Butler, “You’re in trouble.” That didn’t turn out so well. Butler had a playoff career night, triple-double with 40 points, 11 rebs, and 13 assists. Butler reciprocated the same energy to James at the end of the game, “You in trouble.” As a result, the Lakers will not sweep Miami as most predicted.
The Los Angeles Lakers returned to the NBA Finals for the first time in a decade to face the Miami Heat in Game One inside the Orlando Bubble on Wednesday. While the Heat jumped out to a hot start in the first quarter, Los Angeles rebounded to outlast Miami 116-98 and would lead by as many as 32 points in the game.
Brooklyn Nets forward Jared Dudley and Philadelphia 76ers forward-guard Jimmy Butler have each been fined for their roles in an on-court altercation, it was announced Sunday by Kiki VanDeWeghe, Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations.
The Los Angeles Clippers’ intensity fell to match the aggressive play of the Philadelphia 76ers on New Year’s Day. Jimmy Butler and Avery Bradley shoved each other after fighting for a rebound and were immediately hit with double technical fouls that led to both players being ejected with 7:01 remaining in the fourth quarter. By that time, the 76ers (24-14) were already clinging onto a 15-point advantage and then Joel Embiid returned to the floor to hand the Clippers (21-16) a 119-113 loss Tuesday night at Staples Center. Embiid recorded his NBA-leading 32nd double-double of the season with 28 points
Notes, and things picked on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.
Tobias Harris scored 22 points and Lou Williams added 20 points off the bench to give the Los Angeles Clippers a 120-109 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves Monday night at Staples Center.
Curry and James to Draft All-Star Team Rosters; Teams Unveiled Thursday on TNT (7 p.m. ET). Beal, Oladipo, Porzingis and Towns Earn First All-Star Selections. Green and Thompson Give Golden State Record-Tying Four All-Stars for Second Straight Year.