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The Heat survived LeBron's biggest haymaker and lived to fight another day

Nobody takes LeBron James’ biggest haymaker and lives to tell about it.

When LeBron decides it’s time for a series to be over, for a championship to be won, for a bubble to burst, it happens. You shake his hand, acknowledge his greatness and add yourself to the list of victims that feels like a who’s who of NBA stars past and present.

LeBron James’ best playoff performance since a 50-piece he gave to the dynastic Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the 2018 Finals produced a similar result, even if no one expected the Miami Heat to gamely come away with a win to push these Finals to a sixth game.