In memory of Kobe Bryant, the Lakers were crowned in the NBA.
The Angels, in the least complicated duel of the Finals, they beat the Miami Heat 106-93, worn out after three months inside the Orlando bubble.
The Californians, led by Frank Vogel, were bound to win the championship: to have a better team – led by LeBron James and Anthony Davis – and to honor Kobe, who passed away earlier this year in a helicopter crash.
The asterisk of the Covid-19 pandemic will always remain, which brought the entire League to Orlando to close the regular season and play the Playoffs at the same venue, without an audience in the stands and with high sanitation measures. Despite this, the trophy Larry O’Brien He is heading to Los Angeles, to the city of stars.
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The King He kept his promise to Bryant and the Lakers matched the 17 crowns of their bitter rivals, the Boston Celtics. The dedication of the championship goes to Bryant, who died at 41 years of age, along with his daughter, Gianna, 13.
The title of The Angels It is also the first under this “new normal” of the three most popular professional leagues in the United States, while MLB is in its final stretch and the NFL is only halfway through its season.
James, who won his fourth NBA title, finished the game with a triple-double: 28 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. The King, in his third team as a professional, arrived just last year in California and already gave a ring, as he did in Miami and Cleveland.
“This historic 2020 NBA championship belongs to the Los Angeles Lakers!” pic.twitter.com/LVmDZ3BB6s
– Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) October 12, 2020
Anthnoy Davis He accompanied him during this campaign, he was his right hand outside and inside Orlando. La Ceja could not bear the tears when he won his first title in his career.
The new generation of the Heat will have to wait to secure the championship, but their youth looks for success in the near future.
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