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NBA Playoffs: LeBron James Gives Heat 3-2 Lead Over Pacers

by Rodney Fisher
LeBron James gives Heat 3-2 series lead. Photo credit NBA 
The Miami Heat are one game away from returning to The NBA Finals for a third straight year. They defeat the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 90-79.

Teams that win Game 5 of a tied series statically go on to win the series. The Pacers played very well in the first half, but were outscored in the third quarter 30-13.


LeBron James gave an emotional talk with his team before starting the second half and followed up with 16 points in the 3rd, outscoring the Pacers by himself. Udonis Haslem would later say that the halftime turnaround started in the locker room with a fiery speech from veteran Juwan Howard.

Game 6 will be Saturday in Indianapolis. The Pacers have only lost one game this playoff run at home. Unfortunately, they lost to the Miami Heat.

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