8.48 pm EDT20:48.
Half-time: Los Angeles 58-34 Miami.
Nunn puts down a lay-up on Miamis final ownership of the first half however the Heat trail by 28 points after the Lakers second-quarter avalanche. LeBron is blazing a trail for Los Angeles with 11 points, 9 rebounds and six helps.
8.46 pm EDT20:46.
Caldwell-Pope hits back-to-back 3s coming out of the timeout and the Lakers have actually pressed the result in 30. Miami barely revealing a pulse.
Los Angeles 58-34 Miami; 49.6, 2nd quarter.
8.45 pm EDT20:45.
Anthony Davis and the LA Lakers have poured it on in the 2nd quarter of Game 6. Photograph: Mark J Terrill/AP.
Los Angeles 58-34 Miami; 2.57, second quarter.
The game has totally escaped Miami after a Davis dunk, a Caldwell-Pope two and a Caruso fast-break lay-up off a James help in quick succession. The Lakers are putting it on and Miami just have no response.
8.40 pm EDT20:40.
Butler misses out on one of 2 nasty shots. Adebayo misses out on two of two giveaways on the next belongings. The Heat have actually missed seven complimentary tosses tonight after shooting so well throughout the series. Simply ravaging.
Los Angeles 51-34 Miami; 2.57, second quarter.
8.38 pm EDT20:38.
Los Angeles 51-32 Miami; 4.01, 2nd quarter.
The Lakers are playing champion defense, entirely shutting down Miami on the offensive end. Davis drains pipes both efforts and hes now 27-for-27 from the line in the finals (and has made his last 38 in the playoffs).
8.33 pm EDT20:33.
Los Angeles 42-27 Miami; 6.16, 2nd quarter.
Butler drains pipes a 12ft floater however Caruso responses with a suggestion container on the other end and Rondo strikes another after a couple of empty possessions to press the Laker cause 15.
8.20 pm EDT20:20.
Butler makes one of two totally free throws and Miami have currently missed out on 4 shots from the line tonight after shooting 88% for the series, consisting of 21-for-22 in Game 5 (and 8-for-8 in the fourth quarter). Rondo answers with a three-pointer on the other end and the veteran point player has 9 points in 6 minutes off the bench. Both sides make swiches as Herro returns for Nunn and Caruso (curiously) comes in for the red-hot Rondo. The Lakers are ahead by double digits for the very first time tonight, then a LeBron container presses the cause 12 and the Heat call a timeout.
Los Angeles 35-23 Miami; 10.00, second quarter.
8.15 pm EDT20:15.
Miami guard Goran Dragić, the Heats second-leading scorer in the playoffs, has inspected in after missing out on the past four video games considering that suffering a foot injury in Game 1. Adebayo hits one of two totally free tosses after getting fouled on a shot effort, however LeBron answers with an old-fashioned with an old-fashioned three-point play to finsih the opening duration with an eight-point lead.
The Lakers LeBron James (23) shoots over Miamis Jimmy Butler (22) during the very first half of Friday Photograph: Mark J Terrill/AP.
The Lakers are 10-0 on transition points so far and LeBron has 9 points, 5 rebounds and three helps currently.
End of first quarter: Los Angeles 28-20 Miami.
8.05 pm EDT20:05.
Anthony Davis, whos averaged 30.3 points in video games following a Lakers loss throughout the playoffs, tosses down a dunk out of the timeout. Rondo makes a lay-up and Davis flushes another dunk off a LeBron assist. The 6-0 run makes it 23-16, Los Angeles. Butler then opens his account with a three pointer, however Davis answers with a stepback jumper from 18ft on the taking place ownership for a six-point lead.
Los Angeles 25-19 Miami; 1.22, first quarter.
8.01 pm EDT20:01.
Miamis Jae Crowder is fouled while attempting a 3 out of the timeout and calmly drains pipes all 3 shots to draw the Heat more detailed. Herro deposits a driving lay-up in their next belongings and the Heat are level at 13-all. The Lakers nose in front with baskets by Rajon Rondo (off a cool LeBron help) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, however Kendrick Nunn makes his existence felt after signing in for Herro with a 26ft three to close the Lakers lead to 17-6. Especially, the Lakers have actually been throwing double-teams at Butler all night and hes attempted only one shot.
Los Angeles 17-16 Miami; 3.22, first quarter.
7.52 pm EDT19:52.
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Lakers forward LeBron James (23) dribbles while defended by Miamis Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler throughout Sundays Game 6. Photograph: Kim Klement/USA Today Sports.
The Lakers Anthony Davis opens with a 19ft jumper and Miamis Bam Adebayo answers with an alley-oop dunk off a Tyler Herro help gets on the next belongings. LeBron follows with a dunk and driving lay-up after a few empty possessions to provide the Lakers a 6-2 lead. Miamis Duncan Robinson makes a pair of 3s– an appealing sign given how important his playoff career-high 26 points were in Game 5– but Danny Green addresses with three from tthe cormner and a LeBron James two on the following ownership presses the Los Angeles result in 13-8 and prompts Miami coach Erik Spoelstra to call a timeout.
Los Angeles 13-8 Miami; 6.18, very first quarter.
7.41 pm EDT19:41.
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Alex Caruso remains in the starting lineup in place of Dwight Howard. Its the very first start of the postseason for third-year point guard. The players are on the court for the opening pointer and we must be under method for a short while.
7.17 pm EDT19:17.
Great night and welcome to tonights Game 6 of the NBA finals between the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers. Were back in the NBAs Walt Disney World bubble after Friday nights tooth-and-nail fight which saw the fifth-seeded Eastern Conference champs make it through to live another day versus the heavily favored LeBron James-Anthony Davis plan. The Lakers came within seconds of winning their record-setting 17th NBA title, but Danny Greens prospective title-clinching three missed out on the mark and were back for another game with the Lakers holding a three-games-to-two lead in the best-of-seven champion series.
Tip-off is roughly 15 minutes away.
3.35 pm EDT15:35.
The Lakers are playing champion defense, completely shutting down Miami on the offending end. Butler makes one of 2 complimentary tosses and Miami have actually already missed 4 shots from the line tonight after shooting 88% for the series, including 21-for-22 in Game 5 (and 8-for-8 in the 4th quarter). The Lakers Anthony Davis opens with a 19ft jumper and Miamis Bam Adebayo answers with an alley-oop dunk off a Tyler Herro assist gets on the next belongings. Miamis Duncan Robinson makes a pair of threes– an appealing indication given how essential his playoff career-high 26 points were in Game 5– but Danny Green answers with 3 from tthe cormner and a LeBron James 2 on the following belongings pushes the Los Angeles lead to 13-8 and triggers Miami coach Erik Spoelstra to call a timeout.
Good evening and welcome to tonights Game 6 of the NBA finals in between the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime heres why you probably had a much better weekend than Lakers veteran Danny Green.
