Lakers vs. Heat score: Live NBA Finals updates as LeBron James leads Los Angeles against Miami in Game 1

The 2020 NBA Finals are finally here, and it's a matchup few would have expected entering the season. The Los Angeles Lakers punched their ticket after dominating all three postseason rounds, and will take on an opponent that has completely caught the league by storm in the Miami Heat. Can LeBron James lead the Lakers to a title, or will his former team stand in the way? After two quarters of play in Orlando, it is LeBron and the Lakers who own a comfortable double-digit lead over the Heat. 

James is back in the Finals for the 10th time, and alongside him is Anthony Davis, who has never made it to this stage in his career. The two superstars guided Los Angeles to the franchise's first Finals appearance since 2010 after finishing the season as the West's No. 1 seed. On the other side, the surprising Heat dispatched the top-ranked Bucks and favored Celtics en route to their first Finals appearance in six years. Follow below for all the real-time updates between the Heat and Lakers in Game 1.