Pacers Race By Heat

     The Indiana Pacers bounced by the Miami Heat 128-115 at Kaseya Center on Thursday night. The Heat are playing home games on consecutive nights. 

     After giving up the first basket of the contest, Indiana(17-18) scored 12 consecutive points. They led 38-25 at the conclusion of the first quarter. The Pacers entered halftime with a 66-50 advantage. 

     Miami(17-15) could not make a dent in the lead and were down 107-83 at the end of the third quarter. The Heat went on a 19-9 spurt to begin the fourth quarter. 

     Bam Adebayo led Miami with a club-high 20 points and eight rebounds. Tyler Herro was able to contribute 17 points. 

     Tyrese Haliburton of the Pacers had game-highs of 33 points and 15 assists for a double-double Myles Turner scored 21 points in the victory.