LeBron James can rejoice, the Lakers are almost there.

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Mark J. Terrill / AP / SIPA

The Los Angeles Lakers have hardly won (102-96) the fourth game of the NBA 2020 Finals against the Miami Heat on Tuesday at Disney World, and now lead three wins to one before the meeting 5 which will take place on Friday, which brings them closer a little more of the long-awaited coronation.

It took a shoot behind the arc of Anthony Davis, 39 seconds from the buzzer, for the Californian franchise, in search of a 17th record title (which only Boston currently holds), to stand out sufficiently, at the the end of an extremely close and intense meeting.

LeBron James' cry after this action was as much joy as it was relief.

Jimmy Butler padlocked

The Lakers have also especially still been able to count on their "King", who has been in all the fights offensively and defensively.

He again touched the triple-double (28 pts, 12 rebounds, 8 assists).

But, he also lost 6 balls and often complained about the arbitration decisions, proof of the tension which lived there.

Anthony Davis, who got through his first period of the previous game, was irregular, but his 22 points helped, as did his 4 blocks in defense.

Another key to their success, the Lakers have precisely contained the star opposite, Jimmy Butler, who had almost alone, with a triple-double at 40 points, allowed Miami to close the gap to 2-1.

This time, he had to settle for 22 pts (10 rebounds, 9 assists).

A solid performance, but insufficient.

Especially since the Heat once again had to do without the services of its leader Goran Dragic (plantar aponeurosis) whose offensive contribution is around 20 points on average.

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