LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Miami Heat held off the Los Angeles Lakers 96-94 in an NBA Finals rematch. Kendrick Nunn scored 27 points and Jimmy Butler had 24 points and eight rebounds. Bam Adebayo had 16 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat in the teams’ first meeting since the Lakers won their 17th championship with a six-game victory over Miami in the Florida bubble four months ago. LeBron James had 19 points, nine assists and nine rebounds as the defending NBA champions lost their second straight game without starters Anthony Davis and Dennis Schröder. Alex Caruso missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
