Complete Dominance of Lebron in Game 5 in Miami

     Lebron James had an incredible game in which he had 30 points, 6 assists and 8 rebounds. According to Zillgitt (2013), you could sense Lebron James power surge coming in South Florida (p.nd). The Heat was loosing by 4 points at halftime, but Miami was able to take control of the game and the series in the 3rd quarter and pushed Indiana to the brink of elimination (Garrison,2013,p.nd). A 3rd quarter of the ages by the four-time MVP turned the game and perhaps the entire Eastern Conference Finals, around (Reynolds,2013,p.nd). According to Zillgitt (2013), as soon as the Miami Heat MVP fouled out at the end of the Indiana Pacers' Game 4 victory, you could feel him planning to unleash the full extent of his talents the next time out (p.nd). Lebron James had one of the best games of his career on Thursday night. Erik Spoelstra showed his happiness by saying "That's LeBron showing his greatness and making it look easy; he was tireless, he was making plays on both ends of the court (Reynolds,2013,p.nd).

     Udonis Haslem also had a great night, he had 16 points and made his last 8 shots. Mario Chalmers scored 12 points and Dwyane Wade added 10 points for the Heat, who demolish the Pacers in 6 games in a second round match up last season and will look to do the same this time around, albeit one round deeper (Reynolds,2013,p.nd). According to Zillgitt (2013), Indiana's guards were unproductive; starter George Hill and Lance Stephenson and backup D.J.Agustin were 2-for-13 from the field and combined for 5 points (p.nd). Chris Andersen shaved Indiana's Tyler Harisbrough with 9:02 left in the second quarter; referees called a flagrant foul and a double technical foul on both, but NBA will review the incident and could upgrade it to a flagrant foul two (Zillgitt,2013,p.nd). According to Reynolds (2013), Paul George had 27 points and 11 rebounds, Roy Hibbert had 22 points and David West had 17 points (p.nd). Now the Pacers have to win back-to-back games against a team that hasn't lost consecutive games since early January (Reynolds,2013,p.nd). The Heat are now one win away from their third straight trip to the NBA Finals; Game 6 is on Saturday night and will be in Indiana (Garrison,2013,p.nd)

References:
Reynolds (2013) James scored 30, Heat take Game 5, 90-79. Retrieved from: www.nba.com/games/20130530/INDMIA/gameinfo.html?ls=pot

Garrison (2013) Pacers vs Heat Game 5, NBA Playoffs 2013: Heat push Pacers to brink of elimination after 90-79 win. Retrieved from: www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/5/30/4381838/2013-nba-playoffs-heat-vs-pacers-game-5-score-results-lebron-james

Zillgitt (2013) LeBron James explodes as Heat rout Pacers in Game 5. Retrieved from: www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/playoffs/2013/05/30/miami-heat-vs-indiana-pacers-game-5-score-eastern-conference-finals-lebron-james/2373883