[39] With the Lakers down by one and 18.8 seconds remaining in the game, James drove into the paint, where he was surrounded by Butler and Robinson with a third defender also approaching. So, it seems the Finals keep going down. [6] Under the plan, thirteen Western Conference teams and nine Eastern Conference teams, which include all clubs within six games of a playoff spot, played eight regular-season "seeding" games. Again, I am nitpicking. Herro became the youngest player to start an NBA Finals game at 20 years, 256 days. However, the league suspended the season on March 11, 2020, hours after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and after some players tested positive for the virus. For the first time after five seasons, the Golden State Warriors are not in the Finals. The 2020 NBA Finals continued the trend of declining viewership, with 7.41 million people watching Game 1, making it the lowest rated and least-watched NBA Finals game on record (tracking viewership started in 1988). The Lakers did not trail for the final 20 minutes, though Miami would remain close throughout. NBA Finals 2020: Schedules, news, odds and latest updates for Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers play How Jimmy Butler left it all on the court to force Game 6 (1:56) Why do you think viewing numbers are down even when more people are staying at home than ever? He made his first five shots for 11 points in the first quarter but did not make another field goal until the fourth quarter while being guarded by Davis and James. In the United States, the Finals will be televised by ABC in English and ESPN Deportes in Spanish. 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[13], The Lakers were coming off of a disappointing season in 2018–19 in which they extended their playoff drought which began in 2014. [19][20] Pelinka was promoted to vice president of basketball operations in January 2020, while still retaining his GM role. [31] Miami played short-handed without their injured starters Adebayo (neck and left shoulder) and Dragić (torn left plantar fascia). [36] Butler also became the first player to have more points, rebounds and assists in a Finals game than James, who finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. [29], Miami's Jimmy Butler twisted his left ankle before the end of the first half, but he remained in the game and finished with 23 points. [51] Game 3, which aired opposite NBC's Sunday Night Football coverage, had its viewership continue to decrease to a new record low of approximately 5.94 million. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. 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