The Los Angeles Lakers captured the NBA title with a 106-93 victory over the Miami in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night at AdventHealth Arena in Lake Buena Vista. The Lakers won the best-of-seven series 4-2 and tied the Boston Celtics with the most NBA championships in league history with 17.
It is the first title for the Lakers since 2010. The Heat made their first appearance in the NBA Finals since 2014. Miami is now 3-3 in the NBA championship round during their franchise history.
Los Angeles went on a 15-7 spurt at the end of the first quarter and were up 28-20. The Lakers rolled through with a 29-11 run late in the second quarter and expanded the gap to 64-36 by halftime. It was the second largest halftime lead at in NBA Finals history.
Miami was unable to chop down the deficit and trailed 87-58 after three quarters. The Heat outscored the Lakers 35-19 in the final quarter.
Bam Adebayo led Miami with 25 points along with 10 rebounds for a double-double. Jimmy Butler added 12 points while Jae Crowder dropped in 12 points.
LeBron James, who won his fourth NBA championship with his third different team, got a triple-double with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for Los Angeles. Anthony Davis had a double-double of 19 points and 15 rebounds. Rajon Rondo scored 19 points while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope placed in 17 points.
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