Tonight is the biggest game of the season for the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers as they play Game 7, the final game of their series, for the Eastern Conference championship. The Heat-Pacers game will be played in Miami tonight at 8:30 PM ET, the Heat's home court, but Indiana has already won one game there during this highly competitive series. 

Is LeBron James alienating his Miami Heat teammates with his recent comments about going back to his Cleveland Cavalier days? Is he treating his Heat mates like they aren't talented enough to be part of a winning solution?

James broached the topic without being asked directly.

But it had been on the minds of anyone watching the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers play in the NBA's Eastern Conference finals.

James' one-man performance-art show recalled memories of his days with the Cleveland Cavaliers, when James often had to do so much in order to win playoff games because he was not surrounded with enough talent.

"I kind of just went back to my Cleveland days at that point and just said, 'Hey, let's try to make more plays and be more of a scoring threat as well,'" James said after scorching the Pacers for 30 points, eight rebounds, six assists, two steals and a block in Miami's 90-79 Game 5 victory Thursday.

With forward Chris Bosh and guard Dwyane Wade struggling offensively for two main reasons - Indiana's defense and injuries - James is proving he can carry Miami with limited help from the other two-thirds of the Big 3.

His third-quarter effort in Game 5 - accounting for 25 of Miami's 30 points in the quarter with 16 points and four assists was positively LeBron-like, circa 2006. Just taking over the game and being unstoppable was what he used to have to do as a Cavalier.

When James wanted the ball, he got it.

When Miami needed points, he got them.

"Just try to figure out a way that I can, I don't know, just see if the guys would just follow me, and just lead them the best way I could," James said at the post-game press conference after Game 5. "I was just in attack mode in the third quarter, look for my shot. And luckily I was able to make some.

"I just saw how we were playing in the first half. ... We were in wait mode in the first half instead of going and getting it - just waiting for things to happen. I took it upon myself to stop waiting and just go. Just try to figure out a way to go and get it. I don't know. I just stepped outside the box a little bit."

Tonight is the big night. Game 7. Miami is favored as they are playing in their home arena but they aren't AS FAVORED as they used to be because of Indiana's size advantage and great defense.

It looks like LeBron James will have to try to do it himself, again.

The game can be seen on Turner Network Television (TNT) and video highlights will be shown on NBA.com and espn.com