Lebron saves the Heat and takes game 1

     In game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals, Lebron was the main player of the night. He had 30 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. The 4th quarter was the most exciting moment of the game. Dwyane Wade had 19 points, Chris Bosh had 17 points and Chris Andersen had 16 on 7-for-7 shooting for Miami (Reynolds,2013,p.nd). The main problem of the Pacers were the turnovers (19 turnovers). In the 4th quarter, Ray Allen missed 1 of 2 free throws (93%) and Paul George saved the Pacers at the end of regulation with a 32-footer 3 pointer with 0.7 seconds left, and then in overtime made 3 free throws (up by one) with 2.2 seconds left (Reynolds,2013,p.nd).

Put the ball in the hands of the world's best player, that's exactly what Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra did (Zillgitt,2013,p.nd). According to Zillgitt (2013), it didn't take a brilliant coach to get James the ball, but it was a questionable coaching decision by Pacers coach Frank Vogel- Roy Hibbert wasn't in the floor on Miami's final 2 possessions (p.nd). Lebron said that the "two teams fought hard", and that "they were able to make one more play" (Reynolds,2013,p.nd). According to Reynolds (2013), Miami found a way to outlast the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wildly back-and-forth Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night (p.nd). Frank Vogel (Indiana's Coach) said that two great teams were just throwing punch for punch, that their spirit is very high, very confident, and that they know they can play better; but they will have to demonstrate that in Game 2 which is in Friday night in Miami (Reynolds,2013,p.nd).

References:
Reynolds (2013) Lebron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1
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Zillgitt (2013) Lebron James outshines Paul George as Heat beat Pacers
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