Miami Heat defeats Thunder, 104-98, in NBA Game 4
In an implausible sequence spanning only a few minutes, LeBron James went from being carried off the court to carrying his team. And now the Miami Heat finds itself one victory from hoisting a championship trophy. Shrugging off a leg injury that forced him to depart Game 4 of the NBA Finals midway through the fourth quarter, James returned to make the three-pointer that put the Heat ahead in an eventual 104-98 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. Miami holds a 3-1 advantage in a best-of-seven series it can close out here Thursday night in Game 5. There was already a party atmosphere in South Beach after James made the go-ahead three-pointer with 2 minutes 50 seconds left, providing the Heat a 97-94 lead. James nearly finished with a triple-double, collecting 26 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds in 44 sublime minutes. But James remained in such discomfort that he limped to the timeout huddle with 55 seconds left and stayed on