After LeBron James finally got over the hump and won his first NBA championship in 2012, the next challenge for him was to go back-to-back and hoard up as many titles as possible.
In the 2013 NBA Finals, he had the opportunity to do so versus the San Antonio Spurs, the same team that had swept his Cleveland Cavaliers in his first championship series appearance.
Tim Duncan and crew won two of the first three contests, making Game 4 in Texas a virtual must-win for James and his Miami Heat.
After playing lousy ball in the first three contests, James returned to form, bursting forth with 33 points on 15-of-25 shooting, 11 rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks.
His first mate Dwyane Wade shook off a bad knee to post 32 points and six steals in a vintage performance, while Chris Bosh had 20 points and 13 rebounds.
Behind their Big 3, the Heat evened the Finals win a 109-93 victory.
Three of the first four contests of this series had been lopsided, but the good part of it was coming up, and it would be about as dramatic as it could be.
