Lebron James and company knew that a loss in game 6 would cause a serious stir and commotion about how effective they were as a team and even if it was time to move 1 of the “Big 3”. So James made sure to silence the critics for at least one more game as he lead all scorers with a strong 45 pt performance. 
Lebron James was on fire for most of the contest shooting 19-26 and 2 for 4 from 3pt range. He collected 15 boards and added 5 assist. He forced his naysayers to be quiet…at least until the outcome of game 7. Through out this series James has been a consistent performer doing what he is supposed to do. Should the Miami Heat fall short in this series it falls on D.Wade for his non support and him not playing particularly well like we are used to. Wade was 6-17 shooting from the field with 8 rebounds and 3 steals. A decent game but not a typical D.Wade game especially facing elimination– good thing he had Lebron to carry him. Can the Heat really expect to advance to the NBA Finals vs the Oklahoma Thunder and win with James having to produced nearly half of the teams points? Only time will tell but we won’t have to wait very long.
He had 30 points by halftime and spent the night silencing the Celtics crowd and perhaps most of his doubters as well. He set the tone for the game by making 6 of 7 shots and scoring 14 points in the first quarter, and he made sure the Heat were never challenged from that point on. The Celtics appeared to be a team on a mission to prove they weren’t old and slow but last night that is exactly how they came across only mustering 79 points in the loss.
Game 7 will be played in Miami on Saturday night at 830pm
Highlights from NBA.com