1 seed Milwaukee Bucks in five games in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and defeated the 3rd-seed Boston Celtics in six games in the Eastern Conference Finals to become the first fifth-seeded team to reach the NBA Finals. The Heat swept the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs, upset the No. After the season resumed, they earned the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. Before the season was suspended, the Heat clinched both their first playoff berth and Southeast Division title since the 2017–18 season. In his first season with the Heat, Butler was named an All-Star for the fifth time in his career, and Bam Adebayo received his first selection, giving Miami two players in an All-Star Game for the first time since Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade in the 2015–16 season. Miami began the season with two undrafted players in their starting lineup, Kendrick Nunn and Duncan Robinson. Jimmy Butler was traded to Miami in the offseason.ĭuring the off-season, the Heat agreed to a four-way trade with the Los Angeles Clippers, Portland Trail Blazers, and the Philadelphia 76ers to acquire All-Star small forward Jimmy Butler from the 76ers. The 2020 NBA playoffs were then played as a conventional post-season tournament. A possible play-in tournament for the eighth seed in each conference would then be held if the ninth seed finished the regular season within four games of the eighth seed (this play-in tournament was used in the Western conference only). Under the plan, thirteen Western Conference teams and nine Eastern Conference teams, which include all clubs within six games of a playoff spot, played eight regular-season "seeding" games. The National Basketball Players Association approved the plan a day later. On June 4, the NBA Board of Governors approved 29–1 (the Portland Trail Blazers were the lone dissenter) resuming the 2019–20 season at Walt Disney World. On March 11, 2020, the NBA announced the suspension of the 2019–20 season following a report that Utah Jazz All-Star center Rudy Gobert tested positive for COVID-19 just hours before the Jazz road game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Main articles: Suspension of the 2019–20 NBA season and 2020 NBA Bubble Background Season suspension and restart The 2020 Finals was the latest to begin (beating the 1999 edition which began on June 16) and the first one played in September and October, and as well held in the fall. The Finals marked the conclusion of the NBA Bubble, which recorded no COVID-19 cases for the participating teams. The games were played in the Bubble behind closed doors at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Bay Lake, Florida, with the Finals being played from September 30 through October 11. The NBA and its players later approved a plan to restart the season in late July, setting up the NBA Bubble at Walt Disney World to protect teams from the virus. The Finals were originally scheduled for June, but the season was suspended in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time in six seasons, the Golden State Warriors were not in the Finals. James had previously played with Miami under Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, winning back-to-back NBA titles in 20 in four consecutive Finals appearances from 2011 to 2014, while Heat president Pat Riley was head coach of the "Showtime"-era Lakers from 1981 to 1990, leading them to four NBA titles in seven Finals appearances. This was the first NBA Finals matchup between the two teams, and the first time that Finals participants had both missed the playoffs in the previous season.
5 in the East, becoming the third-lowest seed to advance to the Finals. 1 seed in the West, while the Heat were No. Lakers president Jeanie Buss became the first female controlling owner to guide her team to an NBA title. He became the first player in league history to be named Finals MVP with three different franchises (two with the Heat, one with the Cleveland Cavaliers and one with the Lakers) and along with teammate Danny Green, jointly the third players to win the NBA Finals with three different teams. The Lakers' LeBron James was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the fourth time in his career. It was the franchise's 17th title overall, tying the Boston Celtics for the most in league history. In this best-of-seven playoff series, the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat, 4–2, winning their first NBA championship in ten years.
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The 2020 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2019–20 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. 2020 edition of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat
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