LAKE BUENA VISTA (CBSMiami/AP) — It could all come down to Friday night for the Miami Heat.
The NBA Finals — and the longest season in league history, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and 4-1/2 month shutdown that followed — could end, with LeBron James and the Lakers going into Game 5 with a 3-1 series lead over the Miami Heat.
The Heat are simply looking for a way to extend this matchup into a Game 6 that would be played on Sunday, while James is looking for his fourth ring and, he thinks, a whole new level of respect from L.