Game 5 | Heat 96, Nets 94
By the end of this crazy multi-year run of heart-pounding drama, Ray Allen might have memorable postseason shots from every corner of the Heat's home court.
Allen, the savior of the 2013 NBA Finals, made another classic corner three-pointer on Wednesday night to close out the Brooklyn Nets in five games and send the Heat to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth straight year. The Heat defeated the Nets 96-94 at AmericanAirlines Arena and won its Eastern Conference semifinal series 4-1.
It wasn't the same corner for Allen as his magical shot in Game 6 against the San Antonio Spurs and the stakes weren't as high, but his three-pointer with 32 seconds left in Game 5 was another postseason moment he'll never forget. The Heat went on to win the 2013 NBA Finals after his shot against the Spurs. This time his clutch effort knocked his old Celtics teammates Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett out of the playoffs.
Allen finished with 13 points and he went 1 of 7 from three-point range. He was perfect in final minute, though.
Nets forward Joe Johnson made a three-pointer from the corner with 11.4 seconds left, and things got tense when James missed the first of two free throws with 9.5 seconds left. The Nets had a chance to potentially win the game with five seconds remaining, but Brooklyn couldn't get off a shot.
James led the Heat with 29 points and Dwyane Wade had 28 points, including 20 in the first half. Chris Bosh had 16 points and was 4 of 6 from three-point range. Joe Johnson led the Nets with 24 points. The Heat won despite shooting 43.3 percent from the field and going 9 of 29 from three-point range. Miami was 29 of 31 from the free-throw line and committed just 10 turnovers.
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