IND (3) @ MIA (1)
Miami hung on at home with a crazy finish at the end of the 4th qtr and overtime to take a 1-0 series lead against Indiana. The wild game featured 18 ties and 17 lead changes.
With 54.7sec to go in regulation, Pacers' David West drove the lane to tie the game at 89. Wade then put the Heat back up by 2 with the easy drive and layup with 42.6sec left. With 20.9sec left, the Pacers threw the ball away and were forced to foul Ray Allen after being down by 2. Allen (shooting 93% in free throws these playoffs) missed the first and made the second to put Miami up by 3. The Pacers were unable to create any offense on their final possession, but Paul George was able to hoist up a 32-foot 3-pter over Lebron, which tied the game with 0.7sec to go. Ray Allen's final shot was off and the game was sent into overtime.
In overtime, George put the Pacers up by 3 with a 3pt play with 2:10 to go. Miami put up 3 3-pters to try to tie the game (2 from Battier, 1 from Bosh), but all missed. On the last attempt, Bosh tipped in the missed 3, and was fouled, then made the ensuing free throw to tie the game with 49.7sec to go. With the game tied, James drove the lane to give the Heat a 2pt lead with 10.8 sec left. The Pacers were down by 2, and again struggled to generate any offense, almost losing the ball at half court to Miami. After escaping the scramble at half-court, George made it to the 3-pt line and missed a 3 with 2.2sec to go, but was fouled by Wade in the process. He calmly hit all 3 free throws to give Indiana a 1pt lead.
Indiana coach Frank Vogul deliberately kept 7"2' Roy Hibbert on the bench, a move that would cost them significantly. On the inbounds, Lebron caught the ball at the 3pt line, changed direction and made a hard drive to his left with no Pacer's defense in the paint. James banked in the lefty layup as the buzzer expired, giving Miami the 1pt lead, and the ball game.
Lebron finished with a triple double (30pts, 10reb, 10ast) for his 9th career playoff triple double. Dwayne Wade scored 19pts, Bosh 17pts and Chris Andersen 16pts (7-of-7 field goals). Mario Chalmers left the game with a shoulder injury and did not return, but expects to play in game 2. Pacers' Paul George scored 26pts, West 26pts and Hibbert had 19pts.
Last year Miami were down 2-1 against the Pacers, only to rally back to win the next 3.
Lebron finished with a triple double (30pts, 10reb, 10ast) for his 9th career playoff triple double. Dwayne Wade scored 19pts, Bosh 17pts and Chris Andersen 16pts (7-of-7 field goals). Mario Chalmers left the game with a shoulder injury and did not return, but expects to play in game 2. Pacers' Paul George scored 26pts, West 26pts and Hibbert had 19pts.
Last year Miami were down 2-1 against the Pacers, only to rally back to win the next 3.
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