The Los Angeles Lakers have reached one of their goals for this season, making the NBA Finals. The Californians were the best team in the league before the suspension and when things started to look bad for them during the bubble, Frank Vogel and his pupils turned things around and now are the biggest favorites to win it all in Orlando.
Knowing the history of the Denver Nuggets this postseason, LeBron James got to work on Saturday night and dominated the Nuggets with a triple-double (38 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists) to give the Lakers a huge victory and the right to represent the Western Conference in the Finals. This is the first time in 10 years that the Lakers will play in the biggest stage of all and the ninth time LeBron James is going to play in the Finals this decade.
Of course, everybody had something to say about it and current and former NBA players took to social media to congratulate LeBron and his Lakers for this achievement.
With LeBron and Anthony Davis playing great and the role players contributing, I believe the @Lakers will win the NBA Championship!
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) September 27, 2020
Congratulations to @Lakers owner @JeanieBuss, GM Rob Pelinka, Coach Frank Vogel and staff, LeBron James, AD and the entire Lakers team for advancing to the NBA Finals!!!!💜💛
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) September 27, 2020
When LeBron James signed with the @Lakers he told us he would get us back to the NBA Finals and he’s definitely kept his word.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) September 27, 2020
What Bron did tonight was the Difference between a “Star” and “Superstar”…. He closed them boys out!
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) September 27, 2020
Happy for the Lakers and the fan base. Their fans deserve it
— Josh Hart (@joshhart) September 27, 2020
What y’all expect? LeBron James has spent 58% of his career in the NBA Finals. I don’t care if it’s Cleveland, South Beach or a Bubble — getting to the finals is just another day at the office for Mr. James! #justakidfromAkron#butheResidesinNBAFinals
Carry on…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) September 27, 2020
Naaaa bron goin stupid rn!!!
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) September 27, 2020
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— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) September 27, 2020
Bron zoned out.
— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) September 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/IsiahThomas/status/1310059643469803521
Now it’s time to finish the job and close out a very emotional season. The Lakers have extra motivation after Kobe Bryant was killed in a fatal helicopter crash last January 26 and this season has been all about him since that day. Bron knows they still need to get past a hard team from the Eastern Conference Finals, but the Lakers are confident they can get it done and win their 17th NBA title a couple of weeks from now.
