National Basketball Association
Indiana 106, Miami 95
When: 3:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials:
#41 Ken Mauer, #73 Tre Maddox, #42 Eric Lewis
Attendance:
18165
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Pacers 106, Heat 95: C.J. Miles scored 25 points off the bench as host Indiana won for the fourth time in six games.
George Hill scored eight of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as the Pacers won their sixth straight home game in the series. C.J. Watson chipped in 11 points while Roy Hibbert and David West added 10 apiece.
Dwyane Wade scored 20 points and Chris Bosh had 18 for Miami, which was beginning a stretch in which it plays 15 of 21 games on the road. Luol Deng tallied 15 points and former Pacer Danny Granger finished with 14 off the bench in his return to Indiana.
Granger made all three of his shots and scored seven points in the second quarter as Miami shot 70.6 percent in the period en route to a 51-42 halftime lead. The Heat still held a four-point lead late in the third before Indiana took over, scoring the final 12 points of the quarter - five by West - to carry a 78-70 advantage into the fourth.
Watson kept the run going with a 3-pointer to open the final quarter and the hosts went up 90-77 on Lavoy Allen's tip-in with six minutes left. Deng had a three-point play to slice Miami's deficit to six with less than four minutes remaining before two 3-pointers by Hill and another by Miles pushed the gap to 13 with under two minutes to go.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hill and Heat C Hassan Whiteside received technical fouls in the first half and Miami F Shawne Williams and Pacers F Chris Copeland were whistled for double technicals in the fourth. ... Granger played in 544 games in eight-plus seasons with Indiana, earning an All-Star nod in 2008-09. ... Indiana was 10-of-18 from 3-point range and 26-of-30 at the foul line.
Top Game Performances
Miami |
|
Indiana |
Dwyane Wade 20 |
Scoring |
C.J. Miles 25 |
Dwyane Wade 7 |
Assists |
C.J. Miles 4 |
Chris Bosh 8 |
Rebounds |
Roy Hibbert 10 |
Chris Andersen 5 |
Free Throws Made |
C.J. Miles 8 |
Dwyane Wade 2 |
Steals |
Luis Scola 2 |
Dwyane Wade 3 |
Blocks |
George Hill 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Miami
|
95 |
49.4 |
5-16 |
14-18 |
20 |
36 |
8 |
5 |
12 |
Indiana
|
106 |
44.3 |
10-18 |
26-30 |
23 |
39 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Indiana will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Pacers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .381 after a loss.
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Miami will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Heat have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .500 after a loss.