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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- LeBron James stripped the ball at midcourt, raced the length of the floor and lifted off for a powerful one-handed dunk. Bobcats owner Michael Jordan, seated on the Charlotte bench, could only look on helplessly. James was taking over and the Miami Heat, well, they were starting to look like the Miami Heat of the past two seasons. Unlike the first two games of the series, James made sure this game wouldnt be close. James had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the Heat easily defeated the Bobcats 98-85 Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference first round. Dwyane Wade added 17 points for the Heat, who can close out the best-of-seven series Monday night. "We were locked in on what needs to be done and our keys to win this game," James said. James went 10 of 18 from the field and pushed his record to 18-0 against the Bobcats since joining the Heat in 2010. Miami has won 19 straight overall against Charlotte. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said his players took a "professional approach" following a 101-97 win Game 2 that came down the wire, dedicating themselves to fixing their mistakes rather than being satisfied with the win. Now he said the challenge is closing out the Bobcats. "You dont want a series to go longer than it needs to," Spoelstra said. Al Jefferson finished with 20 points -- 15 in the first quarter -- for the Bobcats, who are still searching for the first post-season win in franchise history. After trailing most of the first half, the Heat took control in the final four minutes of the second quarter. Mario Chalmers gave Miami a 42-40 lead on a 3-pointer, Norris Cole hit a 5-foot bank shot and then another 3 from the left wing helping the Heat close the half on a 16-4 run. Miami made 8 of their first 11 3-pointers. The half, which had started with so much energy and promise for the Bobcats, ended with a colossal mistake by guard Gerald Henderson. With the clock winding down, he turned the ball over in the backcourt with 2 seconds left and then fouled James while the Miami forward was attempting a 3-pointer. James made the Bobcats pay by sinking three free throws with 0.2 left on the clock to give the Heat a 58-46 advantage at the break. "We butchered the last three-and-a-half minutes of the first half," Bobcats coach Steve Clifford said. Said James: "I put it on my shoulders tonight to close out the quarter the right way. And I think that resulted in the way we started the third quarter." The second half was all Miami. James, who was booed loudly almost every time he touched the ball, hit a key 3-pointer and had the breakaway dunk off a steal from Josh McRoberts in the third quarter to help push the lead to 26 midway through the third. The Bobcats never mounted a series challenge after that point. James has never lost a first-round series with his teams in Cleveland and Miami going a combined 8-0. There was some intrigue entering the game. James was outspoken on Friday after taking an elbow to the throat from McRoberts in Game 2, although no flagrant foul was called on the floor. The two made contact early in the first quarter when James drove baseline and McRoberts attempted to take a charge, but officials called a blocking foul. James made the shot but missed the ensuing free throw. McRoberts walked away after the foul clapping his hands, refusing to get upset by a call that could have easily gone the other way. Slowing down Jefferson was crucial for the Heat. He hit 7 of 9 shots to start the game helped Charlotte take a 27-23 lead after the first quarter. By the middle of the second quarter, Bobcats fans, wearing all white, began chanting "M-V-P M-V-P" as Jefferson shot free throws. But Charlottes enthusiasm was short-lived as James and the Heat began flexing its muscles. Jefferson was held to just five points in the final three quarters in large part due to Chris Bosh. "They just got up in the passing lanes and made it hard for us to get Al the ball," Clifford said. "Youve got to give them credit. Their defence was terrific." The Heat also turned up the pressure on point guard Kemba Walker, trapping him out near half court. The Heat forced 14 turnovers. NOTES: The soldout crowd of 19,633 was the largest ever to see a Bobcats game at Time Warner Cable Arena. ... Bobcats owner Michael Jordan took in the game from the end of the bench. ... James has scored at least 20 points in all three playoff games ... The Heat are 19-7 in the playoffs over the past two seasons Frank Gore Colts Jersey .500 mark at 21-21. Thats not overwhelming, but its still four games better than they were a year ago when they were sitting at 17-25 through May 17. Custom Colts Jersey . It is a pity because the contest, which ended 3-3 between West Ham and West Brom, was a highly entertaining affair. http://www.thecoltsofficialonline.com/Colts-Johnny-Unitas-Authentic-Jersey/ . 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Arsenal certainly poses a threat up front, with the Premier Leagues top scorer Robin van Persie in frightening form. Thierry Henry, who scored in his final league game against Sunderland at the weekend, is also looking to give the fans a parting gift in what will be his last match in a relatively successful loan spell at Arsenal before he returns to the New York Red Bulls. "We need to have a game of great intensity, and we cant give them chances to counterattack because thats their strength," Allegri said on Tuesday. "Arsenal is playing very well lately and is very dangerous in attack. And one of Arsenals best qualities is their speed, especially if they have enough room. "Van Persie and Henry are very dangerous players, so we have to be aware of them, but it is the team of Arsenal as a whole that is the most dangerous." Milan defender Thiago Silva, however, singled out Henry as the one he and his teammates need to pay most attention to. "Henry is incomparable," he said. "Everywhere he has gone he has created history. We have to pay attention to Henry because every game he comes into he makes a difference, we have to pay attention to him because hes a great player. "But if you talk only about one player, then tomorrow it might be another one (that makes the difference), so we have to pay attention to everyone." Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger says his team will go in search of a potentially crucial away goal, although he admits he is worried the state of the San Siro pitch could hinder the Gunners attacking threat down the flanks. "We will try to play our game," Wenger said. "Im a bit worried about the pitch, it doesnt look exceptional, we hope tomorrow it will be better. It has been re-laid on the flanks and it takes a bit of time to settle and at the moment it hasnt. They told me tomorrow night it will be much better." Milan lost 1-0 at home to Tottenham last year before being held to a goalless draw in the away leg and Allegri knows his team cannot afford to concede on Wednesday. "We made mistakes in the second half at home last yeaar, we need to try to eliminate them," Allegri added.dddddddddddd "We must not make mistakes in defence and try to play well in attack, knowing that its two-legged, so we need to take that into account in our game. "Last year we played two very good games and we definitely deserved to win the second leg and go through. Im very confident well go through this time." Thiago Silva added: "If you go wrong in the home game then youre out." Milan heads into the Arsenal match in high spirits, having regained its position atop Serie A with a 2-1 victory at Udinese on Saturday, and with its lengthy list of absent players finally starting to relent. Christian Abbiati, Alessandro Nesta, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Alexandre Pato, Mathieu Flamini and Mario Yepes have all returned to training — although the latter two have not been included in the 21-man squad — while Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is back from a domestic ban. "Its very difficult to say if theyll play or not because theyve only done two or three training sessions with the squad so well have to see," Allegri said. "Whats certain is that seeing as Boatengs been out for four weeks, he wont start from the beginning and thats the same for Pato. But to have them available is a good thing." Arsenal will be without Per Mertesacker after the Germany defender damaged ankle ligaments at the weekend, but the Gunners are otherwise unchanged. Only Bacary Sagna is likely to start from the side that beat Milan in 2008 and Wenger hopes that another impressive result will give his young team the confidence needed to push again for top honours. Arsenal is currently 17 points behind league leader Manchester City and once again out of the title race. "Milan won the cup the year before (we played them last) and we knocked them out," Wenger added. "We had an upcoming team full of confidence, we were top of the league in England. Since then we have lost some players but we are again a strong team now. We are rebuilding confidence and I feel tomorrows game will be important for that. "We have shown we can win everywhere and I have full confidence in this team to do it. If I didnt feel we could win Id stay at home, I dont like wasting my time. " Arsenal have come out on top in four of its past six visits to Italy and have happy memories of San Siro as, before the win over Milan, it also beat Inter Milan 5-1, with a certain Henry striking a hat-trick that day. cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '