Indiana Pacers pulled off a very big road win against the Miami Heat as the two teams matched up in their rematch from last years Eastern Conference Finals. Unlike the final result of the series, the Pacers defeated the Heat 81-75.
Chris Copeland scored a season high 17 points and put Indiana ahead to stay on a running layup that floated in the basket with :43 seconds remaining. Roy Hibbert added 16 points and 15 rebounds. Donald Sloan added 15 points with 6 rebounds for Indiana. Solomon Hill added 9 points with 10 rebounds. Pacers have won two straight after a slow 1-6 start to be 3-6 on the season.
Dwyane Wade scored 20 points for the Heat with 8 of them coming late in the game. Shawne Williams continues to be effective for Miami as he dropped 15 points tonight. Chris Bosh and Luol Deng though underperformed and combined for only 14 points.
Miami trailed by 7 in the fourth quarter before tying the game twice but never grabbed back the lead
Wade and Mario Chalmers both tried to get time-outs after diving on the floor for balls on the possession where Copeland gave the Pacers the lead for good, failing to get a call either time.
The Pacers out-rebounded Miami 53-28, and the Heat missed 10 of 18 free throws. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.
Indiana Pacers are 3-6 and Miami Heat are 5-3.
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