The New York Knicks and Miami Heat face off tonight in Miami, in Game 5 of their seven game series, with the Heat up 3-1.
The Heat appeared to be in control of the series up 3-0 in the series, until allowing the Knicks' Carmelo Anthony to score 41 points en route to a Knicks' win in Game 4.
In Game 4, the Heat had the ball on the final possession, but Dwayne Wade was only able to get off a desperation 3-pointer that missed off the rim.
LeBron James had been the Heat's leading scorer in the game with 27 points and is also the healthiest of the "Big 3" with Wade and Chris Bosh both coping with nagging injuries.
However, with 13 seconds left and the game on the line in the fourth quarter, James failed once again to lead his team to a victory, ceding the final shot pressure to Wade instead.
"A little confusion from us," Wade said about the end of game play.
"We've been through everything," James said after the game. "It doesn't matter. We don't need a teaching tool from a loss."
The Knicks appeared to have found their stride against the Heat in Game 4. If they can carry that momentum into Game 5, it may be another close game that could come down to the final possession once again.
If so, the pressure will be on James this time to take the final shot, and the result will be either a hero's win or fourth quarter goat with a trip back to New York for Game 6.
The good news for the Heat is that they will return home to Miami for Game 5 tonight with another chance to put away the Knicks.
The Knicks are also struggling with injuries especially at the guard position with Jeremy Lin, Baron Davis, and Iman Shumpert all out for Game 5.
Lin said on Wednesday that he felt his knee was about "80-85 percent" and that it might be 100 percent by next week.
"It's a matter of me really being able to cut and jump at 100 percent, not at 85, 90 percent," Lin said. "I could jump but I really can't jump the way I want to. When I get to that point, I'll be fine."
If so, that rules out a "Linsanity" return for the Heat series and any return would be if the Knicks could pull the upset and get to the second round of the playoffs.
