Lakers start Howard for Game 1 of Finals

Source: Lakers starting Dwight Howard at center tonight in Game 1 of Finals.

Source: Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter)

ANALYSIS: Dwight Howard has been very effective for the Lakers as a starter and Vogel will keep Howard in the starting lineup for the NBA Finals. Howard will be challenged with matching up against Heat All-Star Bam Adebayo.