It's clear what has happened: he's a striker in a dangerous position towards the end of a game and, in a split second, the ball has missed everybody, bounced to him and instinct has kicked in.

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"I've been hitting the ball a long way, it's going silly distances and my short game has been good, " he said.

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But when there are 2.2 seconds in overtime of an important first playoff game, and James has the ball with his Miami team down by 1 point, the team with the lead has a problem.

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