The two teams playing in the NBA Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat, didn’t even make the playoffs, last year. Due to COVID, that’s not even the oddest thing about the playoffs, or season. A midseason shutdown and the bubble brought the world to Orlando.
In the West, LeBron James and Anthony Davis’ Lakers were supposed to face the challenge of their life in the LA Clippers. Kawhi Leonard leading the show with Paul George was the battle everybody wanted to see. However, Denver spoiled that party, behind Nikola Jokic.
LeBron James, all season long, has astonished people that he’s still so athletic, seventeen years in, at 35 years old. The Lakers romped through the playoffs, beating Portland, Houston, and Denver, all in five games, while the Heat upset the Pacers, Bucks, and Celtics to get to the Finals. Last night, the Lakers did work, blowing Miami out, but Twitter is all about the halftime dunk LeBron did, just for show, still amazing the fans.
