The Miami Heat were defeated by the Indiana Pacers 81-75 on Wednesday night at American Airlines Arena. Both teams had faced each other during the NBA playoffs in the last three years, which included a Heat series win in six games over the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals last season.
Miami(5-3) put in the first five points of the contest and were up 26-24 after one quarter. The Heat expanded their lead to nine points during the second quarter and lead 42-41 at halftime.
The Heat franchise held a halftime ceremony on the induction of Alonzo Mourning into the Basketball Hall of Fame which occurred in August. The banner with his retired number 33 had a Basketball Hall of Fame 2014 stripe added to the bottom of it.
The game stayed close in the third quarter and Indiana(3-6) got up 63-58 at the end of the period. Miami was down 72-65 with 7:03 left in the fourth quarter and scored seven straight points to tie it at 72-72.
Both clubs were tied at 75-75 then the Pacers scored the last six points of the game. Chris Copeland put in the go-ahead basket on a running shot in the lane with 41.8 seconds remaining. Donald Sloan and Roy Hibbert both made two free throws down the stretch.
Only two Heat players scored in double digits. Dwyane Wade scored 20 points in 35 minutes and Shawne Williams nailed 15 points. Chris Bosh and Norris Cole both contributed nine. Miami was outrebounded 53-28 during the game. Copeland had 17 points for Indiana while Hibbert compiled a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds.
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