Wizards vs. Heat: Washington pulls a shocker with 105-101 upset of defending champion Miami "I told the guys, the only people that really think you have a chance is us here, right in this locker room," Coach Randy Wittman said. I said we needed to have a statement game. What better opportunity to come and play in front of the fans that we knew were going to be here and to beat this team? And they took it to heart. The Wizards (2-13) never trailed after the first quarter and showed how much they were in control when James had stepped to the foul line with the Wizards leading by four with less than two minutes remaining and reserve guard Jordan Crawford walked directly in front of the three-time MVP, clapping his hands to distract him. "Make him think about it a little bit," Crawford said afterward. It was a scene reminiscent of the 2006 playoffs, when James, then with Cleveland, once tapped Gilbert Arenas across the chest, psyching him out of two free throws that resulted in a Wizards six-game loss. James missed both free throws, which meant that fans would get free Chick-Fil-A sandwiches, but they were also excited because the Wizards were closing in on the seemingly impossible. After so many close calls already this season, the downtrodden team displayed some cockiness and a little gamesmanship. "Confidence is key," Crawford said after posting team highs with 22 points and six assists. It's easy to get pumped for this, a game against the best players, and I think it's going to help us for the rest of the season, because everybody is gaining confidence in themselves and making us a better team. Crawford became somewhat of an urban legend in college when he dunked over James before his junior year at Xavier (the video was reportedly confiscated). He had already scored a career-high 39 points against Miami, but now he has a win that the Wizards hope will lift them out of the basement. "It won't exactly turn it around if we don't continue to work, but it shows what we can beat the best teams out," Crawford said. As long as we keep working, as long as everybody keep on coming, being positive. We can do a lot of good things. Miami's all-star trio of James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh combined for 70 points, but the Wizards helped keep the rest of the Heat players in check. The Heat (12-4), which had a six-game winning streak snapped, also struggled from beyond the three-point line, missed 20 of its 28 attempts from long distance, including five in a row after former Wizard Mike Miller made a three-pointer that brought his team within 97-95 with 4:16 left in the game. James had his first triple-double of the season with 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists and learned how much the tides have turned since he became an NBA champion, as he received the loudest cheers of any player; unusual for a player once a despised figure in Washington during some infamous playoff battles with the Wizards between 2006-08. Did you hear the announcements? They call LeBron's [name], it's like, "Geez," We won on the road at home. How crazy is that?" said Martell Webster, who scored 13 points off the bench and defended James after starter Trevor Ariza went down with a strained left calf early in the third quarter. In this locker room, we have to believe in each other. Wittman went with his fifth starting lineup, as Chris Singleton was inserted. Wittman thought he might be a better matchup as the Heat attempt to go "position-less" with the versatile James leading the way. Singleton had nine points and nine rebounds, but Kevin Seraphin, who was moved to the bench, scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. "If Wittman put me in the starting lineup, or if he put me in the bench, that's the same thing, because I will play, so I have to be ready," Seraphin said. They truly had to earn the support of their home fans. Early in the first quarter, center Emeka Okafor went to the foul line and the crowd erupted to raucous applause - but only because Griffin was casually making his way to Wizards owner Ted Leonsis's courtside seats. As Griffin grabbed a seat, one fan shouted, "Suit up!" Griffin received a standing ovation after he was formally introduced on the HD Jumbotron and the Wizards slowly started to make a run, closing out the first period on a 22-15 run. They led the rest of the way and showed they had learned some hard lessons born out of some disappointing defeats in overtime and fourth-quarter collapses. "I'm happy for those guys," Wittman said. That was a complete game for us; from start to finish.