LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The Lakers’ Anthony Davis and Miami’s Jae Crowder both ended up on the floor midway through the third quarter of Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
As Davis scrambled to get back to his feet, his right elbow swung out toward Crowder’s face.Crowder wasn’t fazed.The moment epitomized how Friday went: The Los Angeles Lakers, even when they got within a few seconds of winning a championship, couldn’t knock out the Miami Heat.
LeBron James was brilliant for the Lakers with 40 points, Jimmy Butler was as brilliant if not more so for the Heat with a 35-point triple double, and Miami survived to send the title series to Game 6 on Sunday.“We ain’t backing down,” Butler said. “We ain’t shying away.”Everything still favors the Lakers..