Pacers Topple Heat, 110-102
The Indiana Pacers defeated the Miami Heat, 110-102, at American Airlines Arena on Friday evening.

The game was a tale of two halves, with the short-handed Heat (5-6) forging a 59-51 first-half lead despite playing without Goran Dragic (knee). However, the Pacers (8-5) turned it on coming out of intermission despite seeing Thaddeus Young get ejected for elbowing Kelly Olynyk after playing just 17 minutes. Indiana outscored Miami by a 59-43 margin over the final 24 minutes and excelled on both ends of the floor. The Pacers shot a stellar 54.4 percent from the floor while also eliciting 23 turnovers from their hosts. Both benches thrived in the contest, with the Indiana second unit generating 44 points and the Miami reserves posting 48.

Victor Oladipo led the Pacers with 22 points, a total he supplemented with 10 assists, five rebounds and four steals. Darren Collison and Domantas Sabonis turned in 17 points each, with the latter also supplying 11 rebounds. Bojan Bogdanovic poured in 16 points, while Cory Joseph turned in 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in 32 minutes.

Olynyk paced the Heat with 20 points and added four boards and two assists. Josh Richardson shifted to point guard with Dragic out and produced 18 points, six assists and two steals. Tyler Johnson supplied 15 points, five assists, two rebounds and one block. Hassan Whiteside posted an 11-point, 20-rebound double-double. Justise Winslow and Rodney McGruder managed 11 points and five assists apiece.

The Pacers remain on the road and head to the Lone Star State, where they'll tangle with the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. The Heat remains home and faces the Washington Wizards on Saturday evening.
Posted on: 11/9/2018 8:02 PM
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