LeBron James had 33 points and Anthony Davis contributed 32, as the Los Angeles Lakers took a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals with a 124-114 victory over the Miami Heat on Saturday.
James also had nine rebounds and nine assists for the Lakers, who led for the majority of the contest. Davis, who converted 15-of-20 shots, grabbed 14 rebounds.
Rajon Rondo added 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Kyle Kuzma chipped in 11 points apiece.
Jimmy Butler led the Heat with 25 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds. Tyler Herro, 20, who replaced Magic Johnson as the youngest player to start in the Finals, finished with 17 points for the Heat, who played without center Bam Adebayo (shoulder strain) and guard Goran Dragic (plantar fascia tear in left foot).
The Lakers went up by as much as 18 in the third quarter, but the Heat kept hanging around. A three-point play by Olynyk and two foul shots by Herro with 48.8 seconds left in the quarter, cut the gap to 100-91, before a three-pointer by Rondo pushed the lead to double digits again.
The Lakers led 103-93 heading into the fourth quarter and the lead never dipped below nine points as Los Angeles sealed the game and move within two wins of a first NBA crown since 2010.
"It's a great team that we're playing and we understand that," James said in an on-court interview after the game.
"We understand that they put you in some really tough positions offensively."
Game Four is on Monday.
