Dominant Lakers take 20 lead
ORLANDO: Lebron James took another step towards his fourth championship title on Saturday as the dominant Los Angeles Lakers clinched game 2 over the Miami Heat 124114 to extend their lead to 20 in the NBA Finals.
The Lakers put up nine threepointers in the first two quarters for a 14point head start at halftime, as Miami struggled to fill the void left by two of their biggest playmakers, point guard Goran Dragic and forward Bam Adebayo, who left game 1 of the bestofseven series with injuries and were not able to play on Saturday.
Sixteentime AllStar James, the night’s leading scorer, put up 33 points with nine rebounds and nine assists, while teammate Anthony Davis continued his stellar run in his first finals, rolling over Miami’s defence for 32 points and 14 rebounds.
The Heat’s AllStar forward Jimmy Butler, who had 25 points and 13 assists, said his teammates ‘‘believe in what we do every day’’, despite the uphill battle they faced in closing a twogame deficit. — Reuters