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Miami Heat – LeBron James Needs Erik Spoelstra More Than Ever
No more excuses, and no more losses. The Miami Heat are on the verge of leaving the NBA finals empty handed for a second time in three seasons, and if there was ever a time for LeBron James to not only rise and bring out his absolute best but to get the same from his coach, Erik Spoelstra, it’s now.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Wasted Away a Rare Ray Allen Night
Ray Allen has struggled being the vital piece he was projected to be for most of the postseason. Finally, on a night in which his shooting was at its best since the beginning of the NBA finals, both LeBron James and Dwyane Wade made too many mistakes that were too costly to overcome.
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Miami Heat – Dwyane Wade Breathes Life Into LeBron James & Chris Bosh
Erik Spoelstra moved back to small-ball and shooters lineup for the entire game, giving LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh the chance to look like a real big three, combining to score 85 points, leadintg the Miami Heat to 109-93 win in Game 4 of the NBA finals, tying the series at 2 a piece.
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Miami Heat – The Desolation of LeBron James
The Big Three won the “battle of the stars”, but it didn’t really matter, as LeBron James was forced to one of the worst games of his career, reminiscent of his struggles from his first NBA finals with the Miami Heat, finding it very difficult to both score on his own or make his teammates look good, letting his frustration get to him, playing selfishly and thoughtlessly the more the game got out of hand.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Needs Erik Spoelstra to Do His Job
The Miami Heat didn’t play a good game of basketball in Game 1 of the NBA finals, but it’s not the right thing to do and pin it all on LeBron James and usual clutch cliches. Erik Spoelstra, not for the first time in this playoffs, struggled making adjustments inside a game and giving the right kind of instructions to his MVP, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade in order to somehow come out with the win.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Needs to Help Dwyane Wade & Chris Bosh Bounce Back
After hitting the bottom, the only way is up. Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have been close to non-factors on too many possession and minutes in the conference finals for the Miami Heat, but LeBron James does share some of the blame, probably taking too much on himself while trying to save the day.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Left on His Own by Dwyane Wade & Chris Bosh
The moment the Miami Heat become a team that has only LeBron James to rely on offensively, they turn away from everything that turned them into the NBA champions a year ago. Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade have evaporated from the series, and suddenly game 7 seems like a much tougher hurdle to get over, as the team looks more dysfunctional than it has been all season long.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Is Going to Keep Changing it Up
It seems each game and Miami Heat brings a new side from LeBron James opposing teams have to adjust to. In game 1 it was his driving to the basket when the opportunity came up. In game 3 it was his excellent work on the post against Paul George. In game 4, be sure it’s not going to be the same “old” thing.
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Miami Heat, LeBron James Have Been Here Before
Losing home court advantage? Check. Looking slightly outmatched on the court for a big chunks of the series so far? Happened as well. The Miami Heat have been the most scrutinized franchise in the NBA over the last three seasons, with LeBron James usually in the center of that storm. Most of the time, they find the solutions to find the right path to get themselves out of trouble.
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Miami Heat – LeBron James Couldn’t Handle Roy Hibbert on the Floor
In game 1, LeBron James was the hero, but the role was turned 48 hours later, as the Miami Heat went to their star again to try and save the day, but the presence of Roy Hibbert led to some bad decisions form the NBA MVP, turning the ball over twice and leading to the series now being tied at 1-1.