Lakers one win away from NBA title after beating Heat 102-96
The Los
Angeles Lakers are one win away from claiming a 17th NBA
championship after defeating the Miami Heat last evening.
The
Lakers won the game 102-96 to take a 3-1 lead in the best of seven series.
Led by
LeBron James, who amassed 28 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, the Lakers
shook off its less than ideal play in the previous game to take control of the
finals.
Lakers
coack, Frank Vogel said, “You have to
credit our guys’ competitive spirit. They were flying around and just competing
at an extremely high level that end of the floor.”
Ahead
of the game, James reportedly told him teammates via phone that they were in a
must-win game. “I felt that vibe. I felt that pressure,” James said. “I felt
like, for me personally, this was one of the biggest games of my career.”
Game
5 of the NBA Finals is set for Friday.