When Hornets guard left the game after playing only three minutes in the third quarter not to return after hurting his tailbone late in the first half, the Hornets season was over.

The Miami Heat, on fire at home, were too strong for the Hornets to compete with, eventually winning the game 85-77 and taking the series four games to three.

Davis was injured when Heat forward Lamar Odom collided into him underneath the basket on a charging foul with 3:06 remaining in the first half. Davis fell hard, and sat out the remainder of the half before attempting a comeback in the second half.

''If I could have played, I would have played,'' Davis said. ``I know I couldn't do anything on the floor. I couldn't move. I was barely walking straight.''

Davis finished with a series-low five points on a 2-of-7 shooting in 20 minutes.