Miami Big Three combined for 83 points as the heat beat Boston 98-90 in overtime Monday night to move within a game of the Eastern Conference finals. James scored 35, Wade had 28 and the trio also combined for 35 rebounds Miami 45.
"We are the guys." We are those who receive all the attention. We are the people who get all the praise, "said Wade. "This team is not as much as we three took it.".
A match after their worst performance as a trio, James, Wade, and Bosh had one of their best. They have recorded all 12 points for Miami in overtime; Bosh and Wade had five victories after that James fallaway jump ' on the possession of first in the heat of the extra period gave them the lead for good.
Heat lead the semi-finals of the East-of-seven 3 - 1, with a chance of closing of the series in Miami on Wednesday.
"Wednesday evening will be our greatest challenge that we have with this group for the moment," said coach Erik Spoelstra. "We'll get their best games on Wednesday." And we must do better. If we are real that we want to do, we have to beat the Boston Celtics at their best. ?
Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo (9) since Miami Heat guard Mario Chalmers soars, right, as the heat forward Chris Bosh looks on during the first quarter of game 4 of a series of basketball second round NBA playoffs Boston, Monday, May 9, 2011. Rondo broke his left elbow in the previous game of the series.Paul Pierce scored 27, Ray Allen had 17, and Kevin Garnett had seven points and 10 rebounds for Boston. Rajon Rondo, who broke his left elbow Saturday night in game 3, played 39 minutes with a pouch, padded covering what appeared to be a brace on his left arm, marking 10 with five assists.
The Celtics would need to win three in a row - two of them in Miami - a chance to defend their title of the Conference is.
"These moments are." I look forward to it, "said Allen. "Everyone in this team, we know what to do." We cannot speak. We just submit our best day. It is not easy. It just establishes that special much more if we are able to do so. ?
Boston has reached the NBA Finals in two of the last three seasons, all twice hitting James and out riders along the way. The Celtics eliminated the heat in the first round last year, a Tower after Cleveland strike out and sending James on the journey that landed him in Miami.
In all, Wade had lost 11 right during the regular season and playoff games in Boston. James had lost 13 of 15, including one who has completed his career in Cleveland.
"I have not had much success in this building", said James. "We put a lot of pressure on ourselves just go out and do what it took."
Boston took a lead of 84-81 with 2: 28 left after 3-pointers by Delonte West and Allen back-to-back, but James hit a 3-equal and is then a left-handed lay-in with 48 seconds to play to give Miami an 86-84 lead. Pierce drove to the basket to equality, but James has lost control of the ball while dribbling down the clock.
Allen went for it and was bumped by James Jones, giving Boston the ball out of bounds of 19.5 seconds left and the game tied at 86. Pierce received the ball, whereas on the clock and took a fallaway jump a high arc in the last seconds rimmed out as time expired.
The Celtics scored only four points in overtime, 1-6 shooting and four of their 18 business figures. Garnett began things by launching the ball away and then James made a jump of fallaway as the clock expired to give Miami an 88-86 lead.
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