111-108 loss on Friday night in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.The Lakers took their final timeout after Jimmy Butler's free throws gave the Heat a 107-106 lead with 16 seconds to play.
Miami forced James to give up the ball and Danny Green was short on a 3-pointer. “We got a hell of a look to win the game, to win the series,” James said. “Didn’t go down.” Markieff Morris got the rebound and tried to throw the ball inside to Anthony Davis but misfired it out of bounds while James stood helplessly near the right sideline.
If he got the ball back, perhaps he would have scored. A few minutes later, he might've had the Larry O'Brien Trophy and then an NBA Finals MVP trophy in his hands, just as he did in 2012, 2013 and 2016.James had never missed a.