Well, Well, Well so the Sixers live to play another day. I thought for sure they would be sent fishing on vacation for the summer. Things just didn't go as planned for Lebron, Wade, and Bosh and the Miami Heat on this Easter Sunday. They planned to sweep the Sixers' in four games, but instead will have a chance to wrap this series up in five games on Tuesday night in front of their home crowd at the American Airlines Arena.
This was an exciting match up from start to finish. The combination of Sixers rookies, J. Holiday, L. Williams, and E. Turner proved that they had enough heart and skills to out last the #2 ranked Miami Heat late in the fourth quarter. Lou Williams hit a 3-pointer with 8.1 seconds left to lead the 76ers to an 86-82 win over the Heat to avoid a sweep.
Miami was 95 seconds away from winning Game 4, holding an 82-76 lead. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the rest of the Heat didn't score again.
James scored 31 points for the Heat and Wade 22. Bosh scored 12 points and had two blocks late in the game that seemed to seal the win for the Heat.
Williams had other ideas - hitting the biggest shot of his career for the win.
James, Wade and Bosh put the "big" in Big Three for most of the game. For Bosh, it was the two blocked shots on the same possession with Miami holding a late two-point lead. He blocked Williams' layup and swatted Turner's short jumper.
On Philadelphia's next possession, James blocked Turner's shot.
This was an exciting match up from start to finish. The combination of Sixers rookies, J. Holiday, L. Williams, and E. Turner proved that they had enough heart and skills to out last the #2 ranked Miami Heat late in the fourth quarter. Lou Williams hit a 3-pointer with 8.1 seconds left to lead the 76ers to an 86-82 win over the Heat to avoid a sweep.
Miami was 95 seconds away from winning Game 4, holding an 82-76 lead. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the rest of the Heat didn't score again.
Jrue Holiday made a 3 with 46.6 seconds left that sliced the deficit to one. Williams followed with a 3 from the top of the arc for an 84-82 lead that sent the nearly 20,000 fans into a frenzy.
Williams and Evan Turner led the Sixers with 17 points each. Andre Iguodala added 16 points, and Elton Brand had 15 points and 11 rebounds.James scored 31 points for the Heat and Wade 22. Bosh scored 12 points and had two blocks late in the game that seemed to seal the win for the Heat.
For the third time this series, the Sixers blew a double-digit lead. This one was a 16-point cushion that seemed as though it was never coming back.
Williams had other ideas - hitting the biggest shot of his career for the win.
James, Wade and Bosh put the "big" in Big Three for most of the game. For Bosh, it was the two blocked shots on the same possession with Miami holding a late two-point lead. He blocked Williams' layup and swatted Turner's short jumper.
On Philadelphia's next possession, James blocked Turner's shot.
James hit a step-back jumper for an 80-76 lead.
The Heat, who went on a 22-2 run in the second quarter, appeared in control.
Not for long.
Wade and James both missed in the final minute. Wade misfired after Holiday's 3 and the Sixers grabbed the rebound. With the Sixers up four, James drove and missed a 6-footer with 3.8 seconds left. That's all she wrote. The Sixers were packing for a game 5 in Miami on Tuesday night.
I predict the Heat close this series out at home on Tuesday and wait on the next team in the second round: The Boston Celtics. Win or lose on Tuesday, there is no way the Sixers will beat the Heat 3 more times.
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