Watch: LeBron misses game-winner in fourth before Cavs win Game 2 in OT

LeBron James and the Cavaliers pulled out a Game 2 win in overtime, but they almost won it on this attempt at the end of regulation.

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SI Wire
Publish date:
Jun 7, 2015

Before pulling out the victory in overtime, LeBron James missed a game-winning attempt in regulation that would have handed the Cleveland Cavaliers a Game 2 victory.

James notched a triple double with 39 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists on Sunday, helping Cleveland earn a 95–93 OT win over the Golden State Warriors to knot the NBA Finals at 1-1.

On the Cavaliers' final possession in regulation James took the ball to the rim while guarded by Andre Iguodala. He lowered his shoulder and drove for the rim, where three Warrior defenders converged on him. He drew contact, but no foul was called and he missed the shot.

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Cleveland outscored the Warriors 8-6 in the overtime period to make James's miss irrelevant. The Cavaliers led throughout much of the game and stretched their lead to 11 points with 3:14 to play. But the Warriors battled back, and Stephen Curry tied the game at 87 on a finger roll with 7.2 seconds left, capping a 15-4 run by the Warriors.

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LeBron James celebrates a hard-fought victory, one in which he had a triple double.

Matthew Dellavedova contests a shot by Stephen Curry in overtime.

After being fouled on a rebound and shot attempt in overtime, Matthew Dellavedova went to the free throw line and sank the go-ahead points for Cleveland in its 95-93 victory.

Steph Curry got J.R. Smith to foul out on this play, then put Golden State in front 93-92 on the two free throws with 29.5 seconds left in overtime.

Draymond Green had four blocks, including this one of LeBron James.

With the game tied and 2.4 seconds remaining in regulation, Golden State harrassed LeBron James into missing this shot.

Steph Curry's finger-roll with 7.2 seconds remaining tied the game and were the final points scored in regulation.

LeBron James got raked across the arm on this sequence but no foul was called.

LeBron James couldn't believe some of the non-calls in Sunday's game.

J.R. Smith was more aggressive at attacking the basket now that Kyrie Irving is lost to the Cavaliers for the remainder of the series.

Steve Kerr and the Warriors missed a golden chance to go ahead two games to none.

Timofey Mozgov drew a lot of fouls in the lane and made seven of 12 free throw attempts.

Steph Curry had a horrid shooting night, making only five of 23 attempts. He came up empty on 13 of his 15 three-point attempts.

Shaun Livingston scored three points in 14 minutes of action.

Cleveland's defenders close in on Steph Curry.

Andrew Bogus battles LeBron James for a rebound. Bogut finished with 10 on the night while James pulled down 16.

Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 34 points.

Steph Curry tries to defend against LeBron James.

Harrison Barnes and Klay Thompson do their best to try to slow down LeBron James.

Klay Thompson played a team-high 46 minutes and sank 14 of his 28 shots.

LeBron James finished with 39 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists in 50 minutes.

''It's the grit squad right now,'' LeBron James said of the undermanned Cavaliers. ''If you expect us to play sexy cute basketball, that's not us right now. Everything is tough and it has to be that for rest of series.''