James imposes his will

Indiana Pacers point guard Darren Collison sat slouched in his chair, staring at the box score between his legs as if he hoped the final score of Tuesday's 117-112 loss to the Miami Heat would magically change in their favor.
The Pacers' four-game winning streak came to a screeching halt at American Airlines Arena.
It didn't end because they weren't competitive, though. The Pacers beat the Heat for three quarters by forcing them to play at a "frantic pace."
The streak is over because the Heat locked in defensively in the fourth quarter and they have the "best player in the world."
All-Star forward LeBron James kept the Heat in the game in the first half and he scored seven of their final nine points to extend their winning streak to seven games.
The do-everything James had 41 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists and three steals in 42 minutes.
"It's a tough one," Collison said. "We competed real hard, we played hard. We know we let that one slip away. That's a very good ballclub. We love to take on the challenge."
The Pacers were down three and had the ball with 8.9 seconds left. They didn't have a chance to attempt a shot to tie the game because they did a poor job executing the out-of-bounds play.
The Pacers, who beat Miami in late November, were called for a five-second violation after Dahntay Jones couldn't find an open teammate.
"I (expletive) up," Jones said.
"I didn't get the ball in. It didn't seem like five seconds, but I didn't keep my count. My instincts are a little rusty."
Pacers interim coach Frank Vogel continues to push the right buttons with his players. He showed them clips of a game between Boston and Miami earlier this season during their pregame film session.
The Celtics beat the Heat by moving the ball and forcing Miami's defense to scramble.
The Pacers did the same thing for three quarters.
Roy Hibbert (20 points) scored in the post, Tyler Hansbrough (18 points) muscled his way to the basket and Danny Granger (19 points) got it going in the third quarter. The Pacers led by 14 points.
"It shows that we can compete with anybody," Granger said.
"We would have been up by 40 if it was not for (James). He was unconscious."
James was the only reason the Heat weren't down by 25 points in the first half.
He had 26 points on 11-of-12 shooting, including 2-of-2 on 3-pointers, in the first 24 minutes of the game.
"He's the best player in the world, and he played his best," Vogel said.
"I don't know what you do."
The Heat took their defense to another level in the fourth quarter.
Miami coach Erik Spoelstra put James on Collison to try to contain the Pacers' pick-and-roll, which they ran effectively in the first half.
The Pacers were forced into tough shots and ended up being held to 15 points on 5-of-18 shooting in the final quarter.
"The bad shots we took was a result of their defense," Vogel said. "They shut down our first option, second option. They're the number one defensive team in the league. They shut us down in the fourth quarter