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Will Los Angeles Lakers win NBA Finals? Fans predict Game 5 victory, say LeBron James will 'get his 4th ring'

To add to the excitement, the Los Angeles Lakers will also be wearing the Mamba jerseys that they were originally supposed to wear in Game 7

For the Los Angeles Lakers, Friday marks a chance to win their 17th NBA Championship and for LeBron James, it will be his fourth ring as part of a winning team. With the side having a 3-1 lead over Miami Heat after registering a close-contested 102-96 win on Tuesday, netizens have predicted a Game 5 win in favor of the Lakers ahead of the clash. To add to the excitement, the Los Angeles Lakers will also be wearing the Mamba jerseys that they were originally supposed to wear for Game 7.

"#Lakers faithful, today is the day. It’s been #YEARS, farrrrr too many years. #MambaJerseys #ftw#lakeshow #NBAFinals #LALvsMIA@KingJames," read one of the tweets as fans gear up for an action-filled Friday. Another fan said the NBA would effectively end on Friday should the Lakers win. "Feeling bittersweet that the NBA ends tomorrow #LALvsMIA," he wrote.

"Even though @KingJames has been perfect when up 3 to 1, @LegsESPN says @MiamiHEAT beat @Lakers wearing mamba uniform in game 5 of #LALvsMIA@Jumpshot8," wrote one of the fans hoping there was a chance for Miami to enforce a Game 6.

And the tweets in favor of an LA win kept pouring in. "#NBAPlayoffs #NBAFinals #Lakers #LALvsMIA the Lakers are going to win, and James is going to get his 4th. Still crazy to me that he's only 35yo and has broke records, went to 9 straight NBA finals and won 3 championships. He'll have 6 ring before retiring no doubt. LAL repeat?" opined one of the fans.

Plus a few tips coming in. "@Lakers ahead of GM 5, look for the @MiamiHEAT to be aggressive and attack @AntDavis23 to get him into early foul trouble like GM 3. #LakeShow  #LALvsMIA," a comment read.

There's no doubt this will be another grappling game. And the Lakers in their Black Mamba jerseys will also need the defense gods by their side as they hope to close out the series in Game 5 on Friday. Heat, on the other hand, has no issues playing a defense-driven game. They did that in the playoffs and they can surely do it here, judging by the way they played the previous game. It's all about the timing of when to go on offense that both teams will be focusing on.

"You can't even predict what would happen if you played the nuggets... They gave a hard series too and are young a 3-1 deficit is insane to come back from in the finals.. The lakers dont lose back to back even if Miami squeaks a win out," a fan remarked looking at the scoreline.

Both teams will meet at the AdventHealth Arena at 9 pm ET. The Game can be watched live on ABC.