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LeBron James on a roll after outstanding performances
Just like the Heat, the Blazers also saw a 14-point lead slip away in the game, and then simply got shut down late by a stretch of airtight Miami defence.
“That was typical Miami Heat stuff,” Lillard said. “Transition, finishing strong around the rim, and LeBron picking defences apart.”
James has made 66 of his past 92 shots, over the past six games — and is an absurd 60 for 80, or 75 percent, in his last 188 minutes of court time. According to the Heat, only Adrian Dantley and Moses Malone had done the 30-point, 60 percent streak in five straight outings before James joined their club.
Now he stands alone.
“That’s why he is who he is,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “The best player in the game.”
Added Wade: “Obviously he is doing something that is amazing and special.”
And on a night where the teams took turns putting together big runs, it was the Heat who had the last rally — ultimately, the last laugh as well.
