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Miami Heat, LeBron James on the brink of NBA Title
It’s a 9 p.m. tipoff, actually, but the point is made.
By Thursday night, James will be ready for the championship stage. And so will his team. What started on Christmas Day in Dallas, watching the Mavericks hoist the banner that will forever commemorate their championship celebration on Miami’s home floor last year, could end as the perfect turnaround story for the Heat.
Or, it could be the start of another Thunder turnaround. A victory would force a Game 6 back in Oklahoma City, where they are 9-1 this postseason. That celebration that James wouldn’t consider Wednesday would become no sure thing if the Heat have to try to win it on the road.
“Game 5 is a Game 7 for us, you know, and it’s a must-win for them,” James said. “But it’s a must win for us, too, and as a leader of this team, I’ll approach it that way, and hopefully I won’t have to be dealing with cramps tomorrow night.”
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press
