National Basketball Association
Miami 93, Indiana 91
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 10, 2012
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials:
#47 Bennie Adams, #27 Dick Bavetta, #73 Tre Maddox
Attendance:
20154
By SportsDirect Inc.
HEAT 93, PACERS 91 (OT): Dwyane Wade made a 19-foot buzzer-beater as the Miami Heat escaped in overtime to win their 12th consecutive home game against gutsy Indiana.
Wade had 28 points and seven assists. He scored 22 in the first half, but none were bigger than his final shot.
LeBron James had 27 points and eight rebounds and Chris Bosh scored 13.
After the Pacers took a 91-86 lead in overtime, Wade made one free throw, James canned a 28-footer and Bosh tied it at 91 before Wade's backbreaker. The Pacers went the final two minutes of overtime scoreless.
Danny Granger, who had just nine total points on 3-of-17 shooting in the first two games, scored 19 to lead the Pacers (23-15), who have lost three in a row.
David West had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Darren Collison added 14 points and six assists.
Miami had defeated the Pacers 118-83 on Jan. 4 and 105-90 in Indiana on Feb. 14.
This time, the Pacers slowed the game and it worked to their advantage for all but the final minute.
West put the Pacers up 83-82 with 34 seconds to go by making one of two free throws. Wade then threw a bad pass that Granger stole and made two subsequent free throws for an 85-82 lead. But James was up to the challenge, drilling a 24-foot 3-pointer that tied the scored with 10.2 seconds remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Miami reserve Mike Miller left in the third quarter with a sprained left ankle. X-rays were negative but he did not return. ... The Pacers began a stretch of six games in eight days. They play at Orlando on Sunday. ... The Heat have held 12 of their last 13 opponents under 100 points, and 11 of their last 13 victories have been by double digits.
Top Game Performances
Indiana |
|
Miami |
Danny Granger 19 |
Scoring |
Dwyane Wade 28 |
Darren Collison 6 |
Assists |
Dwyane Wade 7 |
David West 10 |
Rebounds |
Udonis Haslem 11 |
David West 7 |
Free Throws Made |
LeBron James 9 |
Paul George 4 |
Steals |
LeBron James 4 |
Roy Hibbert 2 |
Blocks |
Joel Anthony 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Indiana
|
91 |
37.9 |
7-17 |
18-25 |
17 |
40 |
4 |
9 |
14 |
Miami
|
93 |
46.7 |
3-13 |
20-31 |
17 |
51 |
9 |
8 |
20 |
Upcoming Games
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Miami will play their next game on the road against Orlando. 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 on the road against Orlando. The Pacers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.