2013 NBA Playoffs: Who Will Prevail in Heat’s Big 3 vs. Pacer’s Big 5? Who Knows

May 25th, 2013 by Martin Telleria Leave a reply »

It seems that, contrary to popular belief, LeBron James is indeed human.

In the Indiana Pacers’ 97-93 win over the Miami Heat Friday night, James opened the floodgates for criticism once again.

If there is one chink in the king’s armor, it is that he is selfless to a fault. In the eye’s of LeBron, there is always a better shot. It is rare that we see a superstar so hell-bent on making the right play.

Friday night, it cost him.

He picked the wrong time to have two turnovers in the last minute of a playoff game, desperately attempting to convert passes that simply weren’t there.

That being said, I’m not putting the loss completely on him. Once again, he was brilliant, scoring 36 points on 14-of-20 shooting. Throw in his eight rebounds, three assists, three steals and a blocked shot and you have a typical LeBron box score.

No, the Heat didn’t lose because of LeBron. They lost because, quite simply, the Pacers are a fantastic team.

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