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Friday 2 OctOber 2020
Lakers, LeBron roll in Game 1 of finals, top Heat 116-98

By TIM REYNOLDS what became a 13-0 run to
AP Basketball Writer take a 23-10 lead midway
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) through the opening pe-
— LeBron James finally got riod. So, the first six minutes
an easy Game 1 in the NBA were fine for Miami.
Finals. Everything else was all Lak-
A very easy one, at that. ers. "You have to get a feel
Anthony Davis scored for how hard Miami plays,"
34 points, James had 25 James said. "They smacked
points, 13 rebounds and us in the mouth and we got
nine assists and the Los a sense of that. ... From that
Angeles Lakers rolled past moment when it was 23-10,
the Miami Heat 116-98 on we started to play to our
Wednesday night. capabilities."
"The bigger the moment, The simplest way to sum up
he's just raising his play," what happened over the
Lakers coach Frank Vogel rest of the opening half is
said about Davis, who was this: Lakers 55, Heat 25. The
making his finals debut and Lakers came into Game 1
made it look easy. ranked 21st out of the 22
The Heat left beaten and teams that spent time in
battered. Point guard the bubble from 3-point
Goran Dragic left in the Los Angeles Lakers' Anthony Davis (3) bumps shoulders with LeBron James while celebrating range, making only 33.6%
second quarter and, a per- after a dunk against the Miami Heat during the second half of Game 1 of basketball's NBA Finals of their tries from deep at
son with knowledge of the Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Disney. They were the only
situation, said he was di- Associated Press team in the postseason to
agnosed with a torn plan- Caruso finished with 10 for Crowder 12. more palatable in terms of have two games shooting
tar fascia in his left foot the Lakers. They returned to "I, and we, are here for him," final margin. less than 25% on 3s.
— which obviously jeopar- the finals for the first time in Butler said about Dragic. The Lakers did whatever Perhaps they were due.
dizes his availability for the a decade and sent a very "We know how much he they wanted. They out- The Lakers went 9-for-11 on
rest of the finals. And All- clear message. James' wants to win, how much rebounded Miami 54-36, 3's in the final 16 minutes
Star center Bam Adebayo teams had been 1-8 in he wants to go to war and led by as many as 32 points, of the first half. Of the nine
left in the third quarter after Game 1 of past finals, with battle with us. And obvious- and made 15 3-pointers — Lakers who played in the
apparently aggravating a losses in each of the last ly, we love him for that and a big number for a team first two quarters, eight tried
left shoulder strain. seven openers. we want him out there with that doesn't necessar- a 3-pointer — and all eight
"We're much better than Not this one. us. But whatever the docs ily count on piling up that made at least one.
we showed tonight," Heat "We kind of picked it up on tell him to do, that's what many points from beyond They closed the first quar-
coach Erik Spoelstra said. both ends of the floor," Da- he's got to do. ... He's got to the arc. They're 21-3 this ter on a 19-3 run. Herro
"You have to credit the Lak- vis said. take care of himself first." season when making at banked in a 3 from a sharp
ers, and we'll get to work Jimmy Butler fought Adebayo was held to least 14 3s. angle for a 43-41 Miami
for the next one." through a twisted left ankle eight points in 21 minutes, The only stretch that pro- lead with 7:33 left in the
Game 2 is Friday night. to score 23 points for Mi- and Miami went with subs vided hope for Miami half, and then the Lakers
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ami. Kendrick Nunn scored for a fourth-quarter burst came in the first six min- took off again, this time on
scored 13 points, Danny 18 points for the Heat, Ty- that turned a total rout utes. The Heat scored on six a 24-5 burst to go into the
Green had 11 and Alex ler Herro had 14 and Jae into something only slightly consecutive possessions in break with a 65-48 lead.q

NFL issues new procedures for teams following COVID outbreak

outbreak postponed their They noted the Titans' out- have to wear face cover-
game with the Pittsburgh break this week included ings and gloves at practice
Steelers. The league sent a both players and non-play- with only quarterbacks al-
memo to all 32 teams Thurs- ers while potentially expos- lowed to keep their throw-
day and it was obtained ing Minnesota during their ing hands uncovered.
by The Associated Press. It game last weekend. There's new limits on how
details new procedures to "To that end, it is essen- many can be in the weight
follow for any club dealing tial to wear a face cover- room at any one time, and
with an outbreak or expo- ing, maintain physical dis- contract tracing info will
sure to COVID-19 or teams tancing at all times and be reviewed with general
exposed to a club with an practice healthy hand hy- managers and coaches
active outbreak. giene," according to the daily.
Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL's memo. "There is one simple And teams and players will
chief medical officer, and rule to remember: act as if not be allowed to hold any
Jeff Miller, the league's ex- every person you come in gatherings or group activi-
ecutive vice president of contact with has a COVID ties away from the facility.
communications, public infection and take appro- Sills will be consulting with
The entrance to the Tennessee Titans' practice facility is shown affairs and policy, wrote priate precautions." medical experts to decide
Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. that daily testing does not Teams will have to add a when a team must follow
Associated Press protect anyone during this second daily test, including these new procedures and
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is go back to work following pandemic and any activity on game days. All meet- when any outbreak has
tightening up the league's positive COVID-19 results after testing increases the ings will be virtual, and eased enough to return to
procedures for how teams after the Tennessee Titans' potential for infection. both players and staff will the previous protocols.q