Miami Heat beat Lakers 111-108 to force Game 6 in the NBA finals (video)

Miami Heat beat Lakers 111-108 to force Game 6 in the NBA finals (video)

The Miami Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-108 in game five of the 2020 NBA finals in the early hours of Saturday, October 10th.

Jimmy Butler had a triple-double 35 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists to help the Miami Heat win and take the series to 3-2.

Butler had help from Duncan Robinson who had 26 points with Kendrick Nunn adding 14 points despite LeBron James dropping 40 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.

The Lakers can win the championship in game six while the Heat can stretch the series to a game seven.

Watch Jimmy Butler lead the Heat to victory below

The @MiamiHEAT force a Game 6 behind Jimmy Butler's 35-point triple-double in the Game 5 win! #NBAFinals

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35 PTS | 12 REB | 11 AST

Game 6: Sunday at 7:30pm/et on ABC pic.twitter.com/Eu1swrF73W

— NBA (@NBA) October 10, 2020