LeBron Comes up Big in Miami Come from Behind Win

A little over a week after posting a 51 point outburst against the Orlando Magic, LeBron James came out firing again and put up 41 to steal a victory against the Indiana Pacers.

The Pacers dominated most of the game and lead by as many as 14 points, until LeBron did what he did best and that was take over the fourth quarter. James ended the night with 41 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals, and a block. "The best player in the world played at his best in his own building," said Pacers interim coach Frank Vogel, who fell to 4-1 since taking over on the Indiana sideline. "It's tough to beat."

The rest of the heat didn't have their best game, but they did just enough to squeak by Indiana. Dwayne Wade had just 17 and Mario Chalmers had 16. Chris Bosh added 19 points along with 7 rebounds. "You don't have to be awesome every night," Wade said. "You have to find a way to help your ball club win and we were able to do that."

James, the two time reigning league MVP showed why he should be considered for the award again even if the team he is playing on is better. "We would have been up by 40 if it wasn't for him," Pacers guard Danny Granger said. "He was unconscious." Granger had 19 points for the Pacers. Indiana was lead by Roy Hibbert who notched a double double with 20 points and 10 rebounds.

"I'll tell you what, he's playing MVP-like basketball on both ends of the court," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "He had a motor tonight that did not fatigue. It was amazing."

The Heat extend their winning streak to seven with this win and have four games left before the all star break, all on the road. They will start those games Friday night in Detroit. The Pacers fall to 21-28 and will play host to Charlotte Tonight.