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(3) Indiana Pacers (0-1) at (1) Miami Heat (1-0), 8:30 p.m. (ET)

LeBron James led the Miami Heat to victory in Game 1 and on Friday, the defending champions will try for a 2-0 lead over the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals.

Bucks stay close for three quarters, then lose sight in the fourth in loss to Heat

"Dwyane Wade finished with 21 points to pace the Heat, while LeBron James had a relatively quiet night with 19 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four turnovers.

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But when he'd done the same thing on the previous possession, LeBron James simply drove right to the rim for a basket without the 7-foot-2 shot blocker standing in his way.

Dan Le Batard: LeBron James takes the chaos of victory with an inner calm

"Indiana was the better team tonight, but it must be nice to have that nuclear bomb named LeBron at the end that you can just use to detonate everything," he said.

Missed free throw puts Heat's Ray Allen back in the 'lab'

They instead needed a last-second basket by LeBron James in overtime to avoid the opening-game upset.

Role reversal: Pacers' Vogel confident; Heat's Spoelstra concerned

"With 41 total turnovers and 58 total fouls, Game 1 was as sloppy for extended stretches as it was scintillating late, with Pacers forward Paul George sending it to overtime with a 30-foot...

LeBron James unanimous first-team All-NBA

This time it was unanimous for LeBron James.

Pacers' Hibbert and Vogel move forward after tough decision in opening loss

And his players, including 7-foot-2 center Roy Hibbert, the player who could do nothing but watch as LeBron James converted on a driving, game-winning layup at the buzzer, are trying to do the same.

Nothin' but Net: To Hibbert, or not to Hibbert

LeBron James cruised to the hoop for an uncontested layup to win the game as time expired.

James, Bryant voted to All-NBA first team

LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection.

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