National Basketball Association
Miami 102, Indiana 90
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, May 26, 2014
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials:
#19 James Capers, #43 Dan Crawford, #8 Marc Davis
Attendance:
19874
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Heat 102, Pacers 90: LeBron James collected 32 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as Miami easily dispatched visiting Indiana to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
Chris Bosh scored 17 of his postseason-high 25 points in the first half as the Heat led wire-to-wire. Dwyane Wade added 15 points and Ray Allen scored nine for Miami, which can close out the series when it visits the Pacers for Game 5 on Wednesday.
David West recorded 20 points and 12 rebounds and Paul George scored 23 points for Indiana, which has dropped three straight after taking Game 1. George Hill scored 15 points but Roy Hibbert was held scoreless and Lance Stephenson managed only nine points for the Pacers while dealing with foul trouble.
The Heat built up a 10-point lead late in the first quarter and were up by 11 midway through the second before Indiana cut the deficit to 49-44 at the break. Miami took control in the third quarter, getting seven points from James during a 9-1 burst to start the period that spread the advantage to 13 points.
James highlighted a 7-0 spurt later in the third when he split a pair of defenders in the lane and exploded to the rim for a hard dunk, and the lead swelled to 78-59 with less than a minute remaining in the stanza before the Heat settled for a 16-point lead heading to the fourth. Udonis Haslem’s layup with 7:41 left made it 94-71 and Miami withstood a late run to put it away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Miami F Chris Andersen (left thigh contusion) missed the game and is day-to-day. … Hibbert, who averaged 15.7 points in the first three games of the series, endured his fourth scoreless performance in 17 games this postseason. … The Pacers will attempt to become just the ninth team in history and the first since 2006 to recover from a 3-1 deficit.
Top Game Performances
Indiana |
|
Miami |
Paul George 23 |
Scoring |
LeBron James 32 |
George Hill 4 |
Assists |
LeBron James 5 |
David West 12 |
Rebounds |
LeBron James 10 |
Paul George 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Chris Bosh 8 |
Paul George 1 |
Steals |
LeBron James 2 |
Roy Hibbert 1 |
Blocks |
Chris Bosh 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Indiana
|
90 |
49.3 |
9-21 |
11-17 |
18 |
37 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
Miami
|
102 |
46.4 |
8-24 |
30-34 |
16 |
34 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
Upcoming Games
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Miami will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Indiana will play their next game at home against Miami. The Pacers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.