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LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 06: Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers blocks Kelly Olynyk #9 of the Miami Heat during the second quarter in Game Four of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on October 6, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

If There’s Going To Be A Rockfight, Have The Biggest Rock

Albert Burneko

Jimmy Butler And The Heat Were Too Stubborn To Lose Game 3

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Several Heat players ineffectually harass LeBron James.

The Lakers Made The Heat Look Like Helpless Little Babies

LeBron James and Markieff Morris of the Lakers chest-bump during a victorious Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.

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Denver Nuggets players celebrate their Game 3 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2020 Western Conference Finals.

The Nuggets’ Other Dudes Are Quite A Handful

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 20: Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers celebrates after shooting a three point basket to win the game over Denver Nuggets in Game Two of the Western Conference Finals during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on September 20, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

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