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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, rear, hugs forward Anthony Davis (3) after Game 2 of the team's NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in Phoenix. The Lakers won 109-102. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Credit: The Associated Press
MIAMI (AP) — On their respective ways to the NBA Finals last season, there was one important element missing for both the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat.
No fans were there.
That changes for last year’s finalists on Thursday night, when the Lakers play host to Phoenix and the Heat return home to face Milwaukee in a pair of Round 1, Game 3 matchups. Those are two of the three games on Thursday’s slate, the other being Denver heading to Portland for a Game 3 contest.