Published 16:56 IST, October 7th 2020

NBA Finals: Twitter map reveals 42 states in the USA are rooting for LeBron’s Lakers

The Lakers took a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals on Tuesday and have a total of 42 states in the USA rooting for them to win the NBA championship this year.

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Los Angeles Lakers extended ir le to 3-1 in 2020 NBA Finals against Miami Heat on Tuesday night after a 102-96 win in Game 4. With Lakers w in touching distance of ir first NBA championship since 2010, a Twitter map has revealed that vast majority of fans in USA are rooting for Western Conference giants to clinch ir 18th NBA championship. study has revealed that a total of 42 states in USA are keen on watching Lakers win NBA championship in comparison to eight states that would prefer to see Heat produce a dramatic turnaround in late sts of NBA Finals. 

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Lakers vs Heat Game 4: LeBron James, Anthony Davis dominate to extend Lakers' le to 3-1 in NBA Finals

Frank Vogel's LA Lakers inched one step closer towards lifting 2020 NBA championship following a victory against Miami Heat in Game 4 of NBA Finals. Lakers were me to pay for taking ir foot off gas in Game 3 as Jimmy Butler put in a sublime performance to help his side win ir first game of NBA Finals. However, LeBron James and Lakers restored ir two-game le over Heat on Tuesday night with a 102-96 win in Game 4 at venatlh Arena.

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Lakers duo of LeBron James and Anthony Davis ensured that Lakers were well on ir way to winning ir first NBA championship in a dece. LeBron finished Game 4 with 28 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists while Davis racked up 22 points, nine rebounds and four assists in 42 minutes he was on court. For Heat, Jimmy Butler's 22 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists seemed to go in vain as Lakers prevailed in Game 4. 

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Twitter Map shows 42 states are rooting for Lakers to win NBA Championship

According to a map by Betonline.ag, a total of 42 states are cheering for Lakers in NBA Finals, compared to just eight states supporting  Miami Heat.  map was created using over 100,000 geotagged tweets that were gared over past week, including Twitter hashtags such as #LakeShow, #LakersNation, #UnitedInBlack, and #HeatCulture. Lakers will look to seal series in Game 5 of NBA Finals on Friday. 

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16:56 IST, October 7th 2020