Led by Roy Hibbert and his game-high 24 points, the Indiana Pacers (19-3) remained a perfect 10-0 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse with a 90-84 victory over the Miami Heat (16-6) on Tuesday night.
It was a hard-fought win for Indiana, which only got two points out of Paul George in the first half. The team also turned the ball over 21 times. However, the Pacers' strong shooting (50.7 percent) and reinvigorated play after halftime turned the tide and helped catapult them over the defending NBA champions.
Miami led by as many as 13 in the first half and didn't trail until there was six minutes and 12 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The Pacers outscored the Heat 28-17 to head into the fourth with a four-point lead.
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LeBron James, Power Forward
There must have been five of LeBron James out there on the court, because it looked like he was everywhere at once in the game's early stages.
His defense on Paul George was superb. He found success in man-to-man situations, but once the double-teams started coming, the Pacers star was rendered ...
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