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Jimmy Butler helps lead Heat past Lakers in Game 3 of NBA Finals

Butler's 40-point triple-double lifts Miami to 115-104 win
Jimmy Butler and Rajon Rondo battle for basketball, Game 3 of 2020 NBA Finals
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Jimmy Butler is not ready to go home.

A triple-double later, he joined NBA Finals lore -- and the short-handed Miami Heat might have made this title matchup a series after all.

Butler finished with 40 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Heat beat the Los Angeles Lakers 115-104 on Sunday night to get within 2-1 -- doing so with starters Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic still unable to play because of injury.