Detroit's motor-mouthed forward missed both free throws, but Cleveland's Flip Murray couldn't corral the rebound and Billups was put on the line. He split a pair with 10.1 seconds left, giving the Cavaliers a final chance.

Cleveland coach Mike Brown was screaming for his team to call a timeout, but before they could James was fouled with 1.4 seconds to play. James, who went 15-of-18 from the line, swished the first.

He pushed the second one left on purpose and Zydrunas Ilgauskas nearly got a miraculous bounce off the top of the glass.

Billups said he tipped the final missed free throw while he was blocking out a charging Flip Murray.

"I got my hand on it, and I almost made the basket for them," Billups said. "When it was in the air, I was like, 'Wow, not like this."'

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