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Trailing by one point with 10 seconds
remaining, James drove to the basket and drew two Miami Heat
defenders.
Instead of attempting a shot himself, James passed the ball to
Green who couldn't catch it cleanly, forcing him to dribble once
before taking the shot, which fell short.
The Lakers got the rebound but turned the ball over on an errant
pass and never threatened again as the Heat went on to claim a
111-108 victory and cut the Lakers lead to 3-2 in the
best-of-seven series.
"I was able to draw two defenders below the free throw line and
find one of our shooters at the top of the key for a wide open
three to win a championship," James said.
"I trusted him and it just didn't go. You live with it. It's one
of the best shots that we could have gotten in that fourth
quarter, especially down the stretch with two guys on me.
"Danny had a hell of a look, it just didn't go down. I know he
wishes he could have it again. I wish I could make a better
pass. But you just live with it."
The miss capped a thrilling game that saw seven lead changes in
the final three minutes as James (40 points, 13 rebounds) dueled
with the Heat's Jimmy Butler (35 points, 12 rebounds, 11
assists).
The Lakers will look to close out the series on Sunday while the
Heat will try to force a Game Seven as they try to become only
the second team to overcome a 3-1 deficit in NBA Finals history.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; editing by Richard
Pullin)
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