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LIVE BLOG: LA Lakers vs Miami Heat (2020 NBA Finals, Game 1)

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/sports/10/01/093020__lebron_butler.png"/><figcaption>Jimmy Butler (left) drives to the basket as LeBron James defends in a December 2019 game. <em>Lynne Sladky, AP/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>For Miami to knock off the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday near Orlando, the Heat need to be at the top of their game.</p><p>Heat forward Jimmy Butler said even that might not be enough.</p><p>Tipoff is at 9 a.m., Thursday (Manila time).</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/09/28/20/nba-finals-in-quest-for-4th-ring-lebron-must-go-through-coach-team-that-taught-him-how-to-win">NBA Finals: In quest for 4th ring, LeBron must go through coach, team that taught him how to win</a></li></ul><p>&quot;We&#x27;re going to have to play damn near perfect because they&#x27;re such a good team and they do so many things well,&quot; Butler said after the Heat&#x27;s series-clinching 125-113 win Sunday over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.</p><p>Los Angeles coach Frank Vogel said this year&#x27;s version of the Heat will be a handful. Like the Lakers, they are 12-3 in the playoffs.</p><p>&quot;They have shooting, they have toughness. No surprise they&#x27;ve had such a successful postseason run,&quot; Vogel said.</p><p>Davis said the goal this season was to get James back to the Finals and his fourth ring. James, Davis said, wants to get him his first.</p><p>&quot;We don&#x27;t want to let each other down,&quot; Davis said. &quot;We know why I came here. We want to win a championship. We&#x27;re four wins away. A step closer to our goal.&quot;</p><div><strong>-- With a report from Field Level Media/Reuters</strong></div><div data-eid="2622477983076951582" id="LB24_LIVE_CONTENT"> </div><script src="https://v.24liveblog.com/24.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

<p>For Miami to knock off the LA Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Heat need to be at the top of their game. Tipoff is at 9 a.m., Thursday (Manila time).</p>

For Miami to knock off the LA Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, the Heat need to be at the top of their game. Tipoff is at 9 a.m., Thursday (Manila time).