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James scores 45 points, leads Heat to 98-79 victory over Celtics that ties East finals at 3-3
• BOSTON (AP) -- LeBron James has walked off the court here too many times with nowhere to go except summer vacation.
• The destination this time: Game 7 in Miami, with a spot in the NBA finals on the line.
• James had 45 points and 15 rebounds, overwhelming the Boston Celtics and leading the Heat to a 98-79 victory Thursday night that forced a decisive game in the Eastern Conference finals.
• After two days of questions about the Heat's future and his own history, James provided his response in resounding fashion in a building where Miami had lost 15 of its previous 16 games, and where his season had twice come to an end.
• "In an environment like this, you want to have a big game," he said. "I wanted to be there for my teammates, no matter what was going on throughout the course of the game.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Friday, June 8, the 160th day of 2012. There are 206 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On June 8, 1972, during the Vietnam War, a South Vietnamese Air Force jet dropped a napalm bomb onto the village of Trang Bang. Associated Press photographer Nick Ut (oot) captured the image of a screaming 9-year-old girl, Phan Thi Kim Phuc (fahn thee kihm fook), as she ran naked and severely burned from the scene of the explosion along with other victims.
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• On this date:
• In A.D. 632, the prophet Muhammad died in Medina.
• In 1845, Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States, died in Nashville, Tenn.
• In 1861, voters in Tennessee approved an Ordinance of Secession passed the (Continued on page 32)
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