Since breaking his nose and getting fitted with a protective mask, LeBron James has seemingly been embracing his role as a real-life superhero. On Tuesday, Dwight Howard reminded LeBron and the Miami Heat that sometimes Superman can still fly.
Howard had a double-double and stuck a hand in James' face as he missed a game-tying three as time expired, allowing Houston to escape with a 106-103 victory over the Heat in a game pitting the NBA's two hottest teams.
A night after scoring a career-high 61 points, James again had the chance to play hero. After an inexplicable James Harden turnover gave the Heat the ball back with 13 seconds remaining, James ran the pick-and-roll with Chris Bosh that resulted with Howard in front of him.
Had Miami needed two points, it would have been a perfect outcome. Instead, needing a three, Howard's length was just enough to disrupt the game's best player into a miss.
Houston's victory snaps a seven-game Heat winning streak in this series during the Big Three era. That run predated the arrivals of Howard and Harden, themselves a pairing that perhap ...
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