LeBron ties playoff career-high at 49 points, Heat take 3-1 lead over Nets

LeBron James tied his playoff career high with 49 points, Chris Bosh made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 57 seconds left, and the Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-96 on Monday night for a 3-1 lead.

James was 16-of-24 from the field and 14-of-19 from the free throw line in matching the 49 points he scored for Cleveland against Orlando in the 2009 Eastern Conference finals. He missed his second free throw with 1.1 seconds left.

Joe Johnson scored 18 points for the Nets, who were 15-of-25 from 3-point range in their Game 3 victory but only 5-of-22 in this one. Paul Pierce added 16 points.