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Lakers top Heat 102-96, take 3-1 lead in NBA Finals

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. get within one. Herro made
(AP) — LeBron James woke a 3 early in the fourth to get
up from his gameday nap Miami within one again;
Tuesday and decided it the Heat promptly fouled
was time to send his Los An- Markieff Morris on a 3-point
geles Lakers teammates a try, and he made all three
message. shots.
He grabbed his phone and Butler scored inside to tie
told the Lakers they were the game with 6:27 left;
facing a must-win game. James scored the next five
"I felt that vibe. I felt that points himself, including a
pressure," James said. "I three-point play where he
felt like, for me personally, ended up flat on his back
this was one of the biggest after spinning the ball per-
games of my career." fectly off the glass for a
Message delivered. score on a drive while tak-
James and the Lakers are ing contact.
back in control of these "You have to credit our
NBA Finals, one win away guys' competitive spirit,"
from the franchise's 17th Lakers coach Frank Vo-
championship. James fin- gel said. "They were flying
ished with 28 points, 12 re- around and just competing
bounds and eight assists, at an extremely high level
Anthony Davis' 3-pointer that end of the floor."
with 39.5 seconds left finally A bounce here, a bounce
settled matters and the there. Those were the dif-
Lakers beat the Miami Heat ferences late, and the Lak-
102-96 in Game 4. Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James reacts during the first half in Game 4 of basketball's NBA ers made their own breaks.
The Lakers lead 3-1 and Finals Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Butler had a corner 3 that
can win the title when the Associated Press would have given Miami
series resumes Friday. the lead rim out with 3:05
"Big-time play. Big-time mo- quarter. there were some moments ing. left; Caldwell-Pope made
ment," James said of Davis' Jimmy Butler scored 22 of truth there at the end, "Like I always say, they're a corner 3 at the other end
3-pointer. "Not only for A.D., points for Miami, which got and probably the bottom a really, really, really good seven seconds later and
but for our ballclub and for 21 from Tyler Herro, 17 from line is they won those mo- team and we've got to the Lakers were up 93-88.
our franchise." Duncan Robinson and 15 ments of truth." play damn near perfect to Miami then turned the ball
Davis finished with 22 points, from Bam Adebayo — who He's right. Whenever Miami beat them," Butler said. "We over on a shot-clock viola-
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope returned after missing two had something going, the didn't do that tonight. ... tion; Caldwell-Pope scored
scored 15 and Danny games with a neck injury. Lakers snuffed it out. We'll watch this, learn from on a drive for a seven-point
Green added 10 for the "I just loved seeing our guys James' 3-pointer with 8:18 it, but we can't lose anoth- lead.
Lakers, who didn't trail at compete. I love how they left in the third put the Lak- er one." James said the job isn't
any point in the final 20-plus respond in between those ers up 55-54 and set the The Lakers were up by sev- done. But he knows the
minutes. The Lakers are now four lines," Heat coach Erik tone for the way the rest of en with 2:27 left in the third Lakers are on the brink.
56-0 this season when lead- Spoelstra said. "This was the night was going to go; after a 3-pointer by Davis; "I love what we did tonight,"
ing going into the fourth a throwback game and L.A. leading, Miami chas- Miami scored the next six to James said.q

Storm has NFL eyeing possible Chargers-Saints venue change

Saints are working on con- were affecting air qual- have gone in the past to
tingency plans for Monday ity. So far, no West Coast avoid severe weather.
night's scheduled game games have been moved New Orleans did so in 2008
between the Saints and Los or rescheduled. as Gustav approached
Angeles Charges in New As of Wednesday, fore- Louisiana. The Saints held
Orleans in the event Hur- casts indicated Hurricane practices in Indiana be-
ricane Delta brings severe Delta would come ashore fore returning later to
weather to southeastern in Louisiana on Friday as play in their home opener
Louisiana. "We continue far west as near the Texas- against Tampa Bay in the
to monitor developments Louisiana border, or as far Superdome as originally
and remain in contact with east as the New Orleans scheduled.
the two clubs," NFL spokes- area. In that case, however, the
man Brian McCarthy said. The threat of severe Saints knew about six days
"We have built-in contin- weather already has before the game that they
gencies for every game in caused the relocation of would be able to play at
New Orleans Saints running back Latavius Murray, right, is the event circumstances No. 17 LSU's game against home. In this case, how-
congratulated by teammates wide receivers Marquez Calla- require a change." Missouri on Saturday from ever, the time frame would
way (12) and Tre'Quan Smith (10) after scoring on a 6-yard run
during the second half of an NFL football game against the The NFL also had contin- Baton Rouge to Colum- be more compressed with
Detroit Lions, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, in Detroit. gency plans in place for bia, Missouri. If the game the storm not expected to
Associated Press recent games played in were to be moved, one make landfall on the Gulf
California because of con- possibility would be India- Coast until three days be-
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The NFL and New Orleans cerns about how wildfires napolis, where the Saints fore the game.q