WATCH: LeBron James' unbelievable, last-second, game-winning shot

The Indiana Pacers did everything right last night, but still lost to LeBron James and, to a lesser extent, the rest of the Miami Heat.

The Pacers hung around all game despite being huge underdogs. They forced overtime on a miraculous desperation three-pointer. They went up by one with just two seconds remaining.

And they still lost.

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With two seconds on the clock, James caught an inbounds pass at top of the key, spun past his defender, and hit a running layup as time expired. Heat 103, Pacers 102.

James finished the game with his ninth career postseason triple-double: 30 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds.

After the game, commentators piled on Pacers coach Frank Vogel, arguing that he blew the game by benching seven-footer Roy Hibbert for that final play. Without Hibbert — who made this memorable block on Carmelo Anthony to help close out the Pacers' last series — Indiana had no big man to protect the rim.

Vogel defended his decision, crediting the Heat's versatility for creating too many matchup problems:

It's a heartbreaking loss for the Pacers, who came back to force overtime on this impossible heave by Paul George:

Then in overtime, George seemed to cinch things up for the Pacers. A Dwyane Wade foul on another desperation three gave George a trio of free throws. He hit all of them to put Indiana up one, only to have James come right back with an even more improbable answer.