Heat-Pacers Preview

By JEFF MEZYDLO
Posted Oct 29 2009 10:22PM

A balanced effort helped the Miami Heat win their season opener. They'll need more of the same on the offensive end to beat the Indiana Pacers on their home floor for the first time in almost eight years.

The Heat look to avoid a 15th straight road loss to the Pacers when the teams meet Friday night.

While Miami has won six of its last eight at home against the Pacers, it hasn't prevailed in Indianapolis since an 89-87 victory on Dec. 31, 2001. Miami is 5-34 all-time at Indiana.

"Hopefully (the streak) continues," Indiana forward Danny Granger told the Pacers' official Web site. "Hopefully we didn't just jinx us."

A portion of the problem can be attributed to the Heat shooting 41.3 percent and averaging 86.9 points during the lengthy skid.

Former Pacer and current Heat forward Jermaine O'Neal hopes another effort like the one he delivered in a 115-93 win over New York on Wednesday will help change things.

O'Neal, who had 22 points and 12 rebounds, is excited about visiting the team he spent eight seasons with in healthy condition for the first time since leaving Indiana for Toronto before the 2007-08 season.

"I'm pretty sure they'll get a heavy dosage of me,'' O'Neal said.

Though O'Neal is averaging 8.3 points and 6.0 rebounds in three games against the Pacers since leaving Indiana, he believes without lingering knee issues he can return to the form that made him a six-time All-Star.

Wednesday's performance marked the 72nd time he's had at least 22 points and 12 rebounds, but the first since March 25, 2007.

"This is the first time in 2 1/2, three years where I feel real good, the body is responding great, my movements are great, no knee braces. I've really looked forward to this," said O'Neal, who averaged 13.0 points and 5.4 rebounds in 27 games after being traded to Miami on Feb. 13.

So should teammate Dwyane Wade, who had 26 points on 10 of 22 shooting Wednesday. New starting forward Michael Beasley added 21 for the Heat, who shot 56.6 percent - including a 26-of-31 shooting stretch that spanned parts of the second and third quarters - and had five players reach double figures.

"Pick your poison,'' said Beasley, who averaged 13.9 points during a disappointing 2008-09 rookie season. "When we all play like that, it makes the game a whole lot easier.''

The reigning NBA scoring champion, Wade is averaging 27.0 points against Indiana.

Granger, averaging 19.0 points in seven home games against Miami, had 31 in the Pacers' 120-109 loss at Atlanta on Wednesday. Though he's been hampered by a bruised heel, Granger is expected to play Friday.

"I think if I can get through this game (Friday) we've got a stretch of a few days off so I should be OK," said Granger, who was 5 of 10 from 3-point range.

The Pacers can't afford to be without Granger - who averaged a career-high 25.8 points per game last season - considering Troy Murphy was the only other starter in double figures with 14 points in the opener.

Indiana shot 53.4 percent from the field but 5 of 15 in the fourth quarter. The Pacers also committed 25 turnovers that led to 32 Atlanta points.

Despite recording a second-straight 36-46 season, Indiana went 25-16 at home in 2008-09.

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O'Neal helps Heat snap losing streak in return to Indiana

By John Oehser, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday October 31, 2009 12:39AM

INDIANAPOLIS (NBA.com exclusive) -- Jermaine O'Neal was a big reason the Miami Heat hadn't won in Indianapolis since 2001.

He's just as a big a reason why that's not true anymore.

O'Neal, who played for the Indiana Pacers from 2000-2008 and who was traded to the Heat from Toronto midway through last season, had his second double-double of the season Friday night in a 96-83 Heat victory in Indiana's 2009-2010 home opener in front of 18,165 at Conseco Fieldhouse.

O'Neal finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds, and played a critical role in an early second-half stretch that helped Miami pull away to its first victory in Indianapolis in eight seasons, a span of 17 games.

"It means a lot," O'Neal said after Miami won despite shooting 43.5 percent from the field and one of seven from 3-point range. "It means a lot to be with this team now and have the type of game that I had to stop the streak. It's a special-special moment, as someone called it. It's special being back in the city and special to be around all the familiar faces.

"It's special to get this win."

O'Neal, a six-time All-Star in eight seasons with the Pacers, continued to impress early in the season. He registered 22 points and 12 rebounds in a season-opening win over the New York Knicks, and his improvement and inside presence is a big reason the Heat are 2-0 this season.

Friday O'Neal scored 10 points during the game's pivotal stretch, which came early in a second half that opened with the Heat leading, 49-47.

With 3:21 remaining in the third quarter, Miami led, 74-57.

After being hampered with knee injuries for the last three seasons, O'Neal said he feels better than he has in several years. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said it has shown in the first two games.

"It was a mature, professional win by the guys," Spoelstra said. "We're all happy for Jermaine to come back here and play healthy and play with energy and play young. He helped us establish that inside-out game and kept them out of the open court.

"He's healthy. It's a big difference. The energy and the liveliness you see in his legs is a residual of the time he put sweating and working in the summer. If he didn't do that, I don't know if he would look as quick as he does now. He's allowing us to establish something."

O'Neal said following the opener he wasn't ready to say he had "arrived" back where he wanted to be, because it was just one game. He wasn't ready to say he was back Friday night, either, but Heat guard Dwyane Wade was.

"He is really showing what the work he put in this summer is coming to," said Wade, who led all scorers with 32 points. "The last three years, he has been hurt. It took away from his game. He really worked hard this summer to give himself the opportunity to have the start he's having."

At times on Friday, the Pacers -- now 0-2 for the first time since 2000-2001 -- seemed to take steps toward improving in an area that Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said before the game is key to not only the season, but the team's long-term development: defense. Asked what was needed to improve a defense that struggled at times last season and against Atlanta in the season opener, O'Brien smiled and said, "It's taken a couple of years."

But O'Brien also noted that there were flashes of potential in the opener, particularly when Earl Watson, Luther Head, Dahntay Jones, Jeff Foster, Solomon Jones were on the floor together. O'Brien said he liked the "defensive disposition" of that group and hoped it would seep into the rest of the team.

Whereas in the opener defense and turnovers hurt Indiana, on Friday it was the offense as the Pacers shot just 36.7 percent from the floor, including just 4 of 23 (17.4 percent) from 3-point range.

"We just played poorly," said Pacers forward Danny Granger, who led Indiana with 22 points. "We didn't shoot the ball well. We're disappointed for ourselves as well as the fans that showed up.

"They deserved better. You don't get behind early to a good team like this and come back to win."

• Heat: Jones, Quinn, Randolph
• Pacers: Diener, Dunleavy, Hansbrough

• Heat: O'Neal
• Pacers: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 0

• Arena: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN
• Officials: #18 Mark Wunderlich, #39 Kevin Fehr, #63 Derek Richardson, #52 Pat Fraher
• Attendance: 18165
• Duration: 2:32

Miami Heat (18-15)		Indiana Pacers (10-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Hibbert vs O'Neal (Granger gains possession)
	11:48	Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:47
	11:30	Hibbert Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:30 [MIA 1-0]
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:30
	11:30	Murphy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:20	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:19
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	11:04
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:04
Beasley Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	11:04
	10:49	Rush 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:48	Murphy Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:44	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:43	Murphy Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:31	Ford Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wade (1 ST)
Hibbert Violation:Defensive Goaltending	10:26
Beasley Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)	10:26 [MIA 3-0]
	10:10 [IND 2-3]	Rush Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
	09:49	Hibbert Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:49 [MIA 4-2]
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:49 [MIA 5-2]
	09:37	Murphy 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:36
Beasley Layup Shot: Missed	09:25
	09:23	Murphy Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	09:14 [IND 4-5]	Ford Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Richardson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)	08:45 [MIA 7-4]
	08:36 [IND 6-7]	Ford Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Wade Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:19 [MIA 9-6]
	08:19	Rush Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	08:19
	08:19	Murphy Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	08:07	Ford Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Chalmers (1 ST)
Chalmers Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:05 [MIA 11-6]
	08:05	Rush Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	08:05
	08:04	Rush Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:44	Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:43
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed	07:35
	07:34	Hibbert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:24	Rush Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:23
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed Block: Rush (1 BLK)	07:03
	07:01	Murphy Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	06:56 [IND 9-11]	Granger 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rush (1 AST)
Wade Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Richardson (1 AST)	06:37 [MIA 13-9]
	06:27	Ford 3pt Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:26
	06:19	Ford Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:19 [MIA 14-9]
	06:19	Rush Substitution replaced by Jones
	06:19	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Jones
Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:19 [MIA 15-9]
	05:59	Ford Layup Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:58
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed	05:50
	05:49	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:36	Murphy Jump Shot: Missed
	05:36	Murphy Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	05:32 [IND 11-15]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Murphy (1 AST)
	05:12	Jones Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	05:12	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:12	Murphy Substitution replaced by Foster
Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem	05:12
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	05:12 [MIA 16-11]
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:12 [MIA 17-11]
Richardson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:53
	04:53 [IND 12-17]	Granger Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	04:53 [IND 13-17]	Granger Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Ford Violation:Kicked Ball	04:42
Wade Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (1 AST)	04:34 [MIA 19-13]
	04:14	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:12
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	03:57
	03:56	Foster Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:49	Ford Jump Shot: Missed
	03:49	Team Rebound
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony	03:48
	03:33	Granger Layup Shot: Missed
	03:33	Team Rebound
Haslem Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	03:33
Richardson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:26
	03:26	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
Richardson Substitution replaced by Cook	03:26
	03:26	Ford Substitution replaced by Watson
	03:26 [IND 14-19]	Granger Free Throw 1 of 3 (6 PTS)
	03:26 [IND 15-19]	Granger Free Throw 2 of 3 (7 PTS)
	03:26 [IND 16-19]	Granger Free Throw 3 of 3 (8 PTS)
Anthony Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (2 AST)	03:05 [MIA 21-16]
	03:00	Watson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Cook Jump Shot: Missed	02:40
	02:39	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:29	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:28
Haslem Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (3 AST)	02:21 [MIA 23-16]
	02:05	Jones Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wade (2 ST)
Cook 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)	01:59 [MIA 26-16]
	01:48	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:47	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:44	Team Timeout : Short
Team Timeout : Regular	01:44
	01:44	Foster Substitution replaced by Murphy
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Arroyo	01:44
	01:37	Murphy 3pt Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:36
Wade Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:19 [MIA 28-16]
	00:54.9	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
	00:53.9	Jones Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:53.6	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	00:53.6
Cook Jump Shot: Missed	00:28.9
	00:27.5	Murphy Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	00:04.1	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Wade (1 BLK)
	00:04.1	Murphy Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	00:04.1	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:04.1	Team Rebound
	00:04.1	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	00:03.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Miami Heat (18-15)		Indiana Pacers (10-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Haslem Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	11:47
	11:33	Jones Layup Shot: Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:32
Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed	11:18
	11:17	Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:11	Head 3pt Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:08
Haslem Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	10:57
Anthony Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:40
	10:40 [IND 17-28]	Murphy Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:40 [IND 18-28]	Murphy Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Beasley Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:24 [MIA 30-18]
	10:05 [IND 20-30]	Watson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jones (1 AST)
	09:48	Murphy Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Cook Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)	09:48 [MIA 31-20]
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	09:37
	09:35	Murphy Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
Beasley Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:21
	09:21 [IND 21-31]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:21 [IND 22-31]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	09:12	Jones Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:12 [MIA 32-22]
	09:12	Jones Substitution replaced by Hibbert
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:12 [MIA 33-22]
Arroyo Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	09:01
	09:01 [IND 23-33]	Head Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
	08:52	Jones Layup Shot: Missed
	08:51	Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:50	Hibbert Tip Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:49
Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed	08:41
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:40
Cook Jump Shot: Missed Block: Watson (1 BLK)	08:19
	08:17	Murphy Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	08:04 [IND 25-33]	Murphy Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)
	07:46	Jones Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	07:46
	07:46	Jones Substitution replaced by Granger
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:46 [MIA 34-25]
Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	07:46 [MIA 35-25]
	07:26 [IND 27-35]	Hibbert Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Cook Jump Shot: Missed	07:11
	07:10	Hibbert Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:02	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
	07:01	Hibbert Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:58 [IND 29-35]	Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Haslem Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (1 AST)	06:41 [MIA 37-29]
	06:25 [IND 31-37]	Hibbert Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Head (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:15
Anthony Substitution replaced by Wade	06:15
Cook Substitution replaced by Chalmers	06:15
Arroyo Substitution replaced by O'Neal	06:15
	06:15	Murphy Substitution replaced by Jones
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hibbert (1 BLK)	06:05
	06:04	Head Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:46	Watson 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:45	Granger Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Wade Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:38
Haslem Substitution replaced by Richardson	05:38
	05:26	Jones Layup Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:25
O'Neal Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (4 AST)	05:19 [MIA 39-31]
O'Neal Hanging Technical	05:18
	05:18	Granger Free Throw Technical Missed
	05:18	Team Rebound
	05:18	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Jones
	05:05 [IND 33-39]	Granger Jump Bank Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	04:52
	04:52	Team Rebound
Beasley Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	04:52
	04:34 [IND 36-39]	Head 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Jones (2 AST)
	04:22	Granger Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Wade Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)	04:11 [MIA 41-36]
	03:46 [IND 38-41]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Head (2 AST)
Wade Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:27 [MIA 43-38]
	03:17	Granger Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Wade Jump Hook Shot: Made (14 PTS)	02:56 [MIA 45-38]
	02:47	Head Jump Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:47
Chalmers Floating Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:37 [MIA 47-38]
	02:32	Team Timeout : Regular
Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem	02:32
	02:32	Watson Substitution replaced by Murphy
	02:32	Head Substitution replaced by Ford
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:21
	02:21 [IND 39-47]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	02:21 [IND 40-47]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
	02:07	Jones Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Wade Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	02:00
Wade Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:00
	01:40	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
	01:40	Team Rebound
Haslem Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	01:40
	01:40 [IND 41-47]	Murphy Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	01:40	Murphy Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:40
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:25	Granger Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:14 [IND 44-47]	Granger 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Murphy (2 AST)
	00:57.4	Granger Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:57.4 [MIA 48-44]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:57.4 [MIA 49-44]
Chalmers Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:46.3
	00:46.3	Ford Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:46.3	Team Rebound
	00:46.3 [IND 45-49]	Ford Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed	00:36.8
	00:35.9	Ford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:23.7 [IND 47-49]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	00:03.9
	00:02.9	Murphy Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
End of 2nd Quarter
Miami Heat (18-15)		Indiana Pacers (10-24)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
O'Neal Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (9 PTS)	11:41 [MIA 51-47]
	11:27	Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:26
Wade Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	11:18
Wade Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	11:18
	11:07	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:06	Hibbert Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	10:49	Murphy Jump Shot: Missed
Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:48
Richardson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:41
	10:28	Granger Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:27
	10:27	Hibbert Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Wade Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hibbert (2 BLK)	10:11
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:09
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)	10:05 [MIA 53-47]
	09:55	Ford 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	09:54
Chalmers Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	09:44
	09:28	Hibbert Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:27
	09:05	Hibbert Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	09:05	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Jones
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	09:05 [MIA 54-47]
Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	09:05 [MIA 55-47]
	08:52 [IND 49-55]	Granger Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
O'Neal Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	08:28 [MIA 57-49]
Richardson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:23
	08:23 [IND 50-57]	Ford Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	08:23 [IND 51-57]	Ford Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (5 AST)	08:10 [MIA 59-51]
	07:59	Rush 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:58	Team Rebound
	07:50	Ford Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	07:49
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:40
Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	07:38
Beasley Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS)	07:36 [MIA 61-51]
	07:15	Jones Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wade (3 ST)
	07:13	Granger Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	07:13 [MIA 62-51]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	07:13 [MIA 63-51]
	07:00	Murphy Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Beasley (1 ST)
Beasley Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:58 [MIA 65-51]
	06:58	Jones Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	06:58	Team Timeout : Regular
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	06:58
	06:58	Granger Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:46 [IND 53-65]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Granger (1 AST)
	06:32	Rush Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	06:32 [MIA 66-53]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	06:32 [MIA 67-53]
Richardson Foul : Personal (4 PF)	06:21
Richardson Substitution replaced by Cook	06:21
Wade Foul : Personal (4 PF)	06:19
	06:16	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:15
	06:07	Rush Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:07
Team Rebound	06:07
	06:07	Rush Substitution replaced by Jones
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	06:07 [MIA 68-53]
	05:53 [IND 55-68]	Jones Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Jones (1 AST)
Beasley Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	05:36
Wade Substitution replaced by Diawara	05:36
Diawara Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:30
	05:23	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:22	Jones Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	05:20	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	05:19
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	05:04 [MIA 70-55]
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:56
	04:56 [IND 56-70]	Granger Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	04:56	Granger Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Chalmers Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:56
Cook Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ford (1 ST)	04:33
	04:30	Ford Layup Shot: Missed
Cook Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:29
Jump Ball Granger vs Cook (Chalmers gains possession)	04:29
Cook Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ford (1 BLK)	04:19
Cook Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:19
Jump Ball Ford vs Cook (Jones gains possession)	04:19
Cook Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Ford (2 ST)	04:19
	04:12	Jones Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Beasley (2 ST)
	03:55	Ford Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Chalmers Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:55 [MIA 71-56]
	03:55	Murphy Substitution replaced by Head
Chalmers Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	03:55 [MIA 72-56]
Diawara Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:41
	03:41 [IND 57-72]	Granger Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	03:41	Granger Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	03:41
	03:21	Jones Foul : Personal (4 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	03:21 [MIA 73-57]
	03:21	Jones Substitution replaced by Hibbert
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	03:21 [MIA 74-57]
	03:03	Hibbert Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (1 BLK)
Cook Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:02
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	02:50
	02:49	Ford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:43	Jones Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	02:43	Jones Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:43
	02:43	Ford Substitution replaced by Watson
Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem	02:43
Chalmers Substitution replaced by Arroyo	02:43
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	02:26
Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:25
Cook Jump Shot: Missed	02:08
	02:07	Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:56 [IND 59-74]	Hibbert Jump Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Granger (2 AST)
O'Neal Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	01:38
O'Neal Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:38
	01:23 [IND 61-74]	Jones Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Granger (3 AST)
	01:04	Hibbert Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Haslem Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:04 [MIA 75-61]
	01:04	Granger Substitution replaced by Murphy
	01:04	Hibbert Substitution replaced by Jones
Haslem Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:04 [MIA 76-61]
	00:53.5	Murphy Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Haslem Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (2 AST)	00:39.8 [MIA 78-61]
	00:21.9	Watson 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:20.8	Jones Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	00:14.5 [IND 63-78]	Murphy Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Jones (2 AST)
Arroyo Jump Shot: Missed	00:02.8
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	00:01.9
	00:00.7	Watson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:00.7
Team Rebound	00:00.7
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	00:00.7 [MIA 79-63]
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:50 [IND 65-79]	Head Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed Block: Murphy (1 BLK)	11:30
Haslem Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	11:29
Jump Ball Jones vs Haslem (Head gains possession)	11:27
Haslem Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Jones (1 ST)	11:27
	11:20	Jones Jump Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	11:19
Beasley Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Jones (2 ST)	11:03
	10:54 [IND 67-79]	Head Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	10:34
Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	10:33
Arroyo Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)	10:17
Cook Substitution replaced by Wade	10:17
	10:02 [IND 69-79]	Head Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:02
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	09:41
Beasley Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	09:40
Wade Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jones (1 BLK)	09:21
	09:20	Watson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Beasley Foul : Personal (3 PF)	09:20
	09:12	Head 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:11
	09:11	Jones Foul : Loose Ball (5 PF)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	08:58
Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	08:57
Anthony Tip Shot: Missed	08:56
Haslem Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	08:55
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	08:44
	08:43	Team Rebound
	08:29	Head Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Richardson	08:29
Beasley Substitution replaced by Chalmers	08:29
Anthony Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)	08:15 [MIA 81-69]
	08:01 [IND 71-81]	Murphy Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Head (3 AST)
	07:39	Murphy Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	07:39	Jones Substitution replaced by Granger
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:39
Team Rebound	07:39
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	07:39 [MIA 82-71]
	07:29	Murphy Jump Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	07:28
	07:17	Murphy Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:17
Team Rebound	07:17
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	07:17 [MIA 83-71]
	07:06 [IND 73-83]	Murphy Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)
Anthony Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:06
Anthony Substitution replaced by O'Neal	07:06
	07:06 [IND 74-83]	Murphy Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
Chalmers Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (2 TO)	06:53
	06:34	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	06:33
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed Block: Watson (2 BLK)	06:21
Team Rebound	06:21
	06:19	Murphy Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	06:19 [MIA 84-74]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	06:19 [MIA 85-74]
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:57
	05:57	Timeout : Official
	05:57	Head Substitution replaced by Jones
	05:57 [IND 75-85]	Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	05:57 [IND 76-85]	Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Wade Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS)	05:35 [MIA 87-76]
	05:20	Murphy Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)	05:18
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	05:00
	04:59	Granger Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:53	Granger 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)	04:52
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	04:38
	04:38	Team Rebound
	04:29	Richardson Violation:Kicked Ball
	04:19	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	04:18
	03:55	Murphy Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:55
Team Rebound	03:55
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:55
	03:55	Murphy Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)
	03:41 [IND 79-87]	Granger 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Watson (3 AST)
Wade Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS)	03:17 [MIA 89-79]
	03:04	Jones Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	03:04	Jones Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	03:04	Jones Substitution replaced by Head
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jones (2 BLK)	02:48
Haslem Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	02:46
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed	02:43
	02:42	Granger Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Wade Foul : Personal (5 PF)	02:37
	02:37	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:30	Granger Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	02:30	Granger Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Richardson (2 AST)	02:09 [MIA 91-79]
	01:52	Head Jump Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:51
	01:37	Jones Foul : Shooting (6 PF)
	01:37	Jones Substitution replaced by Hibbert
	01:37	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)	01:37 [MIA 92-79]
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)	01:37 [MIA 93-79]
	01:26 [IND 81-93]	Granger Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)
	01:19	Murphy Substitution replaced by McRoberts
	01:19	Watson Substitution replaced by Price
	01:07	Head Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 2 (32 PTS)	01:07 [MIA 94-81]
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony	01:07
	01:07	Granger Substitution replaced by Rush
Wade Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:07
	01:07	McRoberts Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:55.5	Head Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Haslem (1 ST)
Haslem Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Chalmers (6 AST)	00:37.5 [MIA 96-81]
	00:30.5 [IND 83-96]	Head Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	00:04.8
	00:03.9	Hibbert Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
End of 4th Quarter

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