115-104 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.“It wasn’t about effort, it was just about execution,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said.Knocked off track early by Anthony Davis' first-quarter foul trouble, the Lakers wasted a chance to take a 3-0 lead, which has never been blown in NBA playoff history.
They never got control of Jimmy Butler or of the basketball in Game 3. Los Angeles committed 20 turnovers that led to 21 Miami points, with James committing a game-high eight of them.
Davis took only nine shots and finished with 15 points, less than half of his performances in the first two games, when he scored 34 and 32.“You have to be able to adapt and adjust,” Vogel said of Davis' foul trouble.