Miami to face Lakers in NBA Finals -
Mark J. Terrill / AP / SIPA
White smoke at Disney World, the NBA is named after its second finalist.
This is Miami, which sealed the final of the Eastern Conference by beating the Boston Celtics (125-113) in Game 6. Last step for the Heat: the Lakers of its former star, LeBron James.
Just that.
This duel against LA, which eliminated Denver in the West, will begin on Wednesday.
This is the first time in NBA history that two teams that did not participate in the play-offs the previous season find themselves in the final of the following year.
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- Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) September 28, 2020
The Florida franchise, which made the break again in Game 4 after leading 2-0, is doing an impressive run, having conceded only three defeats in three series.
Before dismissing Boston, she had first swept Indiana (4-0) and blocked the road of the big favorite Milwaukee and his double MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo (4-1).
The renewal of the Heat
This return to this stage of the championship bears the seal of coach Erik Spoelstra and President Pat Riley, who have rebuilt a competitive team, six years after the end of the LeBron James / Dwyane Wade / Chris Bosh era, by recruiting including the key man Jimmy Butler whose star status never encroaches on the collective.
And the captain has much to trust his partners as he is surrounded by talented players, like the formidable pivot Bam Adebayo and the hair-raising rookie Tyler Herro.
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