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Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat

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33-25, 16-15 Away
Final
120 - 125

28-30, 14-11 Home

Mitchell hits big 3, Herro scores 29 and Heat dig deep to top Pacers 125-120

Indiana Pacers vs. Miami Heat: Game Highlights

Duncan Robinson scored 20 for Miami, which shot 57% — and has shot 58% in its last two games, tying the seventh-best two-game span in team history. Bam Adebayo scored 18 for Miami.

Pascal Siakam scored 36 for Indiana, while Myles Turner added 22 and Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points and 10 assists. The Pacers made 12 of their first 15 3-pointers, then went 9 for 24 from deep the rest of the way.

Takeaways Pacers: Indiana led by as many as 28 in an easy win at Miami on Jan. 2, and Pacers coach Rick Carlisle knew Friday would be different. “They’ve got a history of doing things hard here and embracing hard times and difficulty. ... This game will be nothing like our last game here. I can promise anybody that," Carlisle said.

Heat: Andrew Wiggins missed the game with a sprained right ankle, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. — who started in Wiggins' place — left with 10:34 remaining in the third quarter after going down while handling the ball near midcourt. Jaquez was holding his knee, but the Heat said he turned his right ankle.

Key moment The Heat went on a 13-0 run spanning nearly four minutes, the final 1:03 of the third quarter and the first 2:54 of the fourth, to turn a one-point deficit into a 104-92 lead.

Key stat Indiana led 69-68 at the half. In 37 years of Heat basketball, including playoffs, this was only the fifth game where both teams had at least 68 points by intermission.

Up next Indiana goes home to face Chicago on Sunday. Miami hosts New York on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Matchup Prediction

Heat: 35.6%
Pacers: 64.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 120 - 125
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 120 - 125
4th 3.1 Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound 120 - 125
4th 3.1 Aaron Nesmith misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot 120 - 125
4th 6.1 Aaron Nesmith enters the game for Thomas Bryant 120 - 125

Statistics

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47-88 FG 48-84
53.4 Field Goal % 57.1
21-39 3PT 17-32
53.8 Three Point % 53.1
5-8 FT 12-13
62.5 Free Throw % 92.3
30 Rebounds 39
9 Offensive Rebounds 12
21 Defensive Rebounds 27
35 Assists 34
10 Steals 7
3 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 25
17 Fast Break Points 10
42 Points in Paint 54
11 Fouls 11
12 Largest Lead 12

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,850 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 50 10 .833 - W10
Milwaukee 34 25 .576 15.5 W2
Indiana 34 25 .576 15.5 W1
Detroit 35 27 .565 16 W2
Chicago 24 37 .393 26.5 L1

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Miami 29 31 .483 - W1
Orlando 29 33 .468 1 L3
Atlanta 28 33 .459 1.5 W1
Charlotte 14 46 .233 15 L7
Washington 11 49 .183 18 L1
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