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| Source: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/playoffs/2014/05/26/miami-heat-vs-indiana-pacers-game-4 |
Chris Bosh comes alive and started everything for the Heat. After being unnoticed on the first three games of the series, Bosh had a really hot hand and scored 25 points (3-5, 3pt FG). Lebron James once again had an MVP-like game with 32 points, ten rebounds, five assists and surpassed Michael Jordan to have at least 25 points, five rebounds and five assists in a playoff game. Dwayne Wade also contributed 15 points.
Paul George scored 23 points and David West added 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Pacers, who got 15 points from George Hill. But Lance Stephenson - who made news in the days between Games 3 and 4 by suggesting he was in James' head - was held to nine and 7-foot-2 center Roy Hibbert was scoreless in 22 minutes for Indiana.
The Heat played Game 4 without forward-center Chris Anderson, whose left thigh was bruised in the previous game but that never seemed like a problem for the 2-time defending champions.
Miami now leads the Pacers 3-1 in the best-of-seven series. Only the Celtics and Lakers franchises have been to the NBA Finals in four straight seasons. The Heat is now one win away from going back to the finals from yet another championship title.
But the fight is not yet over. "Our guys believe in what we do," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "Our belief is strong that we'll go back and get Game 5 at Indiana and come back and fight in Game 6."