Boston Celtics vs Los Angeles Lakers
Starting Lineups
Celtics
PG - Jrue Holiday
SG - Kyrie Irving
SF - Jimmy Butler
PF - Domantas Sabonis
C - Nikola Jok- ic
Lakers
PG - James Harden
SG - Quentin Grimes
SF - Lebron James
PF - Jarred Vanderbilt
C - Joel Embiid
Celtics vs Lakers
Celtics win 4 - 1
Game 1 111 - 104
*Nikola Jokic with 29 points and Jimmy butler with 28 points as Celtics remain unbeaten in the playoffs. Lebron James was the highest scorer for Lakers with 25 points
Game 2 123 - 132 OT
Lakers defeat the unbeaten Celtics in the 2nd game where Lebron James had 40 points and Joel Embiid had 41 points. The weak defense of Sabonis and Jokic in the paint troubled them all night long as James and Embiid took over
Game 3 114 - 113 OT
Kyrie with the clutch free throws to ice the game for Celtics as he gets fouled by Harden in his drive to the paint in the final seconds of the game. James Harden though had 29 points. Kyrie went off to get 30 points
Game 4 133 - 118
The Celtics frontcourt turned up Jokic had 30 points while Sabonis had 26 points. Jrue Holiday managed to keep Grimes silent with just 4 points while Vnaderbilt played his heart out with 14 rebounds and 10 points despite the loss *
Game 5 128 - 112
Nikola Jokic had 30 points and 14 rebounds , Holiday with 30 points and butler with 24 points and 4 steals. Lebron James misses out on a championship as he could only manage 18 points. *
BOSTON CELTICS ARE THE CHAMPIONS!!!!
FINALS MVP - Nikola Jokic