LeBron James: 'San Antonio Spurs were the aggressors'

Miami Heat forward LeBron James has said that the San Antonio Spurs were the aggressors as his side lost 111-92 in game three of the playoff finals.

The Heat fell 2-1 behind in the series, with Kawhi Leonard taking the Spurs forward with a career-high 29 points on 10 of 13 shooting at the American Airlines Arena.

"They jumped on us. They were the aggressor. They had us on our heels from the beginning," James told reporters after the encounter.

The Heat have the chance to pull level in game four however, which gets underway in Florida on Thursday evening.