When it came down to crunch time, Lebron James became Miami's savior. With both teams experiencing a scoring drought, James delivered 7 straight points then two more after 2 Wade freethrows in about 4 minutes to give the Heat an 11 point lead with 30seconds left in the game.
He was aided by the fact that Luol Deng, brilliant defensively and effective offensively in Game 1, was neither in Game 2. He made 2 crucial offensive mistakes (getting stripped by Mike Bibby on a one-one-one fastbreak play and getting stripped again on a drive to the hoop) and the same defensive mistake twice (going under the screen, allowing James to hit a threepointer and a long two).
