GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: MIAMI (0-1) at INDIANA (1-0)

NBA: MIAMI (0-1) at INDIANA (1-0)

<h3>Heat seek first win in Conseco Fieldhouse in 11 tries</h3>

<div class="pre">Miami (0-1) at Indiana (1-0) 7:00 pm EDT</div>

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) - The Miami Heat play their first roadgame of the season Friday when they visit the Indiana Pacers.

Miami opened its season with a 91-80 home loss to Detroit onThursday. Including the end last regular season and theplayoffs, the Heat have dropped 14 straight game.


On Friday, the Heat also will look to snap a 10-game losingstreak at Conseco Fieldhouse, where they are just 2-12 all-time.

The Heat will hope to get center Shaquille O'Neal going. Facingconstant double teams, O'Neal took just six shots and managed amere nine points Thursday. It marked just the 18th time in 982career games he was held under double figures.


A positive that came out of the opener was the production ofguard Ricky Davis, who was acquired in a five-player deal fromthe Minnesota Timberwolves on October 24. He scored 23 points inhis first game for his new team.


Davis is being counted on to provide the scoring punch in the absenceof playmaking guard Dwyane Wade, who is expected to miss most ofNovember as he completes his rehab from offseason shoulder andknee surgeries.


Indiana has its own injury issues to deal with this season. Itremains to be seen whether center Jermaine O'Neal can go in thiscontest after sitting out the season-opening win over theWashington Wizards, 119-110, in overtime on Wednesday due ahyperextended left knee.


Even though center Troy Murphy also sat out with a strained leftAchillies' tendon, the Pacers received strong performances fromforwards Danny Granger and Mike Dunleavy Jr. Granger finishedwith 20 points and 13 rebounds and Dunleavy had 25 and 12.

 

NBA: MIAMI at INDIANA

<div class="pre">MIAMI AT INDIANA - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


MIAMI INDIANA

F Udonis Haslem F Jermaine O'Neal
F Dorell Wright F Danny Granger
C Shaquille O'Neal C Jeff Foster
G Jason Williams G Jamaal Tinsley
G Ricky Davis G Mike Dunleavy

OFFICIALS: Steve Javie
Kevin Fehr
Marc Davis</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 8
INDIANA 14 6:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 17
INDIANA 18 2:48 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 22
INDIANA 24 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MIAMI 22 22
INDIANA 24 24 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

MIA - JASON WILLIAMS 6, THREE PLAYERS WITH 4
IND - MIKE DUNLEAVY 6, DANNY GRANGER 6, JAMAAL
TINSLEY 4</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 30
INDIANA 28 9:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 34
INDIANA 31 6:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 43
INDIANA 36 3:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 47
INDIANA 48 HALFTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MIAMI 22 25 47
INDIANA 24 24 48 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

MIA - DAEQUAN COOK 9, MARK BLOUNT 8, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 6
IND - STEPHEN GRAHAM 15, IKE DIOGU 14, MIKE
DUNLEAVY 8</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 54
INDIANA 52 9:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 58
INDIANA 61 5:31 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 61
INDIANA 64 3:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 63
INDIANA 64 1:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 65
INDIANA 68 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MIAMI 22 25 18 65
INDIANA 24 24 20 68 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

MIA - RICKY DAVIS 10, UDONIS HASLEM 9, DORELL
WRIGHT 8
IND - DANNY GRANGER 21, IKE DIOGU 16, MIKE
DUNLEAVY 15</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 69
INDIANA 68 9:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 74
INDIANA 73 6:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA MIAMI 82
INDIANA 77 3:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>