Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Heat Jump Past Pacers

     The Miami Heat finished a quick two-game road trip as they topped the Indiana Pacers 114-106 on Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Heat, who now have a six-game winning streak, were victorious for the 13th time in their last 17 games. The Pacers had not lost a home game to the Heat since February 14, 2012.
     Miami(24-17) exploded out to a 38-26 advantage in the first quarter with no turnovers and stayed ahead 58-47 by halftime. Indiana(21-20) still were behind 84-78 after three quarters and compiled a 14-5 run during the fourth quarter to tie it 97-97 with 5:08 left. The Heat finished off the contest with a 17-9 spurt.
     Goran Dragic fell short of the double-double for the Heat with 20 points along with nine assists and Bam Adebayo dropped in 15 points. Tyler Johnson and Wayne Ellington had 15 points each while Hassan Whiteside hit a double-double of 16 points along with 15 rebounds. Victor Oladipo led the Pacers with 26 points and seven rebounds. Domantas Sabonis powered in 18 points and Thaddeus Young contributed 12 points and nine rebounds.

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