The Los Angeles Lakers had basically everything go well in Game 1 of the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat, pushing their lead to over 30 points in the game and effectively dominating the game after Miami jumped out to a hot start very early in the 1st quarter. Even the players who suffered injuries in Game 1, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Rajon Rondo, which is sure to be a victory, was medically cleared to return to the game.
Caldwell-Pope suffered an injury to his chest muscle while Rondo got hit in the eye in the final moments of the 3rd quarter, where the Lakers basically put the game away.
Lakers say KCP has some cramping in his chest muscle and Rondo got hit in the eye. Both available to return
— Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) October 1, 2020
Meanwhile, the Heat have seen two of their key players go to the locker room with no update as of this writing. Starting point guard Goran Dragic and All-Star center Bam Adebayo both went to the locker room with injuries. Anthony Davis leads all players with 32 points.
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