LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers have taken a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals. They need just one more W in the win column to fulfill their championship dreams after 10 long years.

The Lakers were already the favorites to win it all ahead of their entry into the NBA Finals. But after their Game 3 defeat, a legion of pundits raised their eyebrows towards their progress in the Finals. However, that defeat proved to be nothing but a small dot on the line.

LeBron James enjoyed yet another dominant performance, finishing the game with 28 points. Anthony Davis matched James’ energy with a phenomenal performance of his own. However, NBA analyst Skip Bayless is still a long way from accepting the fact that James recorded a great game.

“Right out of the box, I expected attack mode from LeBron. Did I see it? No, I did not. Did I see fire in his eyes? No, I did not. I saw deer in headlights…It started to look like the LeBron from the 2011 Finals in which the Chosen One became the Frozen One.”

Although James had a below-average first half, he made up for it with his dominant second-half performance. LBJ scored 20 of his 28 during the second half of the game, allowing him to get more comfortable and shift gears when it mattered the most.

Can LeBron James and co. finish the series in five games?

This is the question of the hour: Will the Lakers bottle a 3-1 lead or put the series to bed? Well, the Heat is definitely a terrific team, there are no two ways about it. But it would require some extraterrestrial performances from Miami to come back from a 3-1 deficit.

The Lakers sit on a comfortable 2 game advantage and have two of the best players in the league on their roster. Both Davis and James are hungry to win it all in the very next game. Considering the recent performances from the two stars, this outcome seems more than likely.

But what do you think? Will the Los Angeles Lakers finish the Miami Heat in Game 5? Or will there be a historic comeback from Jimmy Butler and co.?

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