National Basketball Association
Miami 105, Indiana 90
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials:
#13 Monty McCutchen, #72 J.T. Orr, #20 Leroy Richardson
Attendance:
18165
By SportsDirect Inc.
LeBron James led the way with 23 points, nine rebounds and seven assists as the Miami Heat completed a sweep of their back-to-back-to-back stretch with a 105-90 victory over the host Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.
The Heat have now won four straight on the road and took the back-to-back-to-back by an average of 17.7 points.
The Pacers dropped their four in a row after not suffering two straight losses through the first 24 games.
Dwyane Wade chipped in 16 points and six rebounds and Norris Cole led a strong effort from the bench with 20 points Tuesday as Miami jumped out to a big lead early and never looked back.
The Heat shot 60 percent from the floor and went 17 for 21 from the free-throw line in the first half to cruise into the break with a 68-39 cushion.
The Pacers looked like the club that was playing on its third straight night instead of coming off two days of rest between home games. Indiana shot just 34 percent in the first half while turning the ball over 11 times and never challenged.
David West scored 14 points to lead the Pacers, who lost forward Danny Granger to a leg injury in the first quarter.
Top Game Performances
Miami |
|
Indiana |
LeBron James 23 |
Scoring |
David West 14 |
LeBron James 7 |
Assists |
Darren Collison 3 |
Udonis Haslem 9 |
Rebounds |
Darren Collison 7 |
Chris Bosh 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyler Hansbrough 7 |
LeBron James 4 |
Steals |
Paul George 2 |
Joel Anthony 2 |
Blocks |
Roy Hibbert 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Miami
|
105 |
50.0 |
5-13 |
30-35 |
17 |
46 |
4 |
7 |
19 |
Indiana
|
90 |
43.4 |
2-15 |
22-29 |
15 |
32 |
3 |
6 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Indiana will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Pacers have a W/L % of .529 after a win and .727 after a loss.
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Miami will play their next game on the road against Cleveland. The Heat have a W/L % of .773 after a win and .750 after a loss.