GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: INDIANA (11-12) at MIAMI (6-16)

NBA: INDIANA at MIAMI

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 101
MIAMI 95 3:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at MIAMI

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 103
MIAMI 97 1:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at MIAMI

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 106
MIAMI 103 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at MIAMI

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
INDIANA 25 30 23 28 106
MIAMI 27 25 27 24 103 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: IND - JAMAAL TINSLEY 26, JERMAINE O'NEAL 24,
DANNY GRANGER 16
MIA - DWYANE WADE 24, UDONIS HASLEM 24,
DAEQUAN COOK 14</div>

 

MIAMI (Ticker) -- Jermaine O'Neal scored 10 of his 24 points inthe first six minutes of the fourth period and Jamaal Tinsleyadded 26 points as the Indiana Pacers posted a 106-103 victoryover the Miami Heat on Saturday night.


Danny Granger added 16 points for the Pacers, who survived alast-second 3-pointer by Dwyane Wade to improve to 6-4 on theroad.


In a game that was tightly contested for much of the first threequarters, the Pacers took advantage once Shaquille O'Nealpicked up his fifth foul just 50 seconds into the final period.

O'Neal responded with a pair of jumpers and a driving layup toprovide Indiana an 84-79 edge with 9:23 left in the game.

Over the next three minutes, Granger, Troy Murphy and Tinsleyknocked down shots from the arc, and O'Neal converted aturnaround jumper from the lane and two free throws for a 99-88lead with six minutes remaining.


O'Neal, who finished with 12 points and three rebounds, thenre-entered but fouled out with 2:14 left in the game. O'Nealfinished with just seven shots, the 11th time this season he hasrecorded 10 or fewer.


After falling behind by 11 points, Miami got within three, hadthe final shot, but Wade's off-balance 3-pointer from the leftcorner hit off the back iron.


Udonis Haslem had a season-high 24 points and Wade added 24 andnine assists but recorded eight turnovers for the secondstraight game as Miami dropped to 2-8 at home.


The Heat jumped to an early 18-8 lead but led just 27-25 afterthe first quarter, despite knocking down 12-of-17 shots. Miamicommitted seven turnovers in the opening 12 minutes and werebeaten on the offensive boards, 9-0.


Tinsley took over for the Pacers in a back-and-forth secondperiod, scoring 13 of his 17 first-half points, but the Heatclosed the half on a 7-2 run to take a 55-52 lead at the half.

Rookie Daequan Cook hit a 3-pointer and a short jumper, and Wadecapped the half with a pair of free throws to finish with 10points and six assists in the half.

 

NBA: INDIANA at MIAMI

<div class="pre">INDIANA (106) AT MIAMI (103)

INDIANA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J TINSLEY G 37:41 10-27 3-5 0 4 4 6 1 0 5 26
D GRANGER 38:56 5-9 4-5 1 5 6 4 6 3 5 16
J O'NEAL F 29:16 9-12 6-7 4 3 7 2 5 2 0 24
M DUNLEAVY F 29:45 2-9 2-4 0 1 1 4 2 0 4 6
J FOSTER C 20:03 1-4 2-2 4 5 9 1 4 0 1 4
T MURPHY 32:12 2-7 0-0 3 6 9 1 4 1 0 5
M DANIELS 19:34 1-5 4-6 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 6
K RUSH 18:10 6-8 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 14
D HARRISON 14:23 2-4 1-3 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 5

TOTALS 240:00 38-85 22-32 13 29 42 21 29 6 18 106
(.447) (.688) TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 18 (0 PTS)

MIAMI

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J WILLIAMS G 24:43 2-4 1-1 1 2 3 6 4 2 2 6
D WADE G 38:28 6-14 12-13 1 3 4 9 5 1 8 24
U HASLEM F 40:47 10-14 4-5 1 6 7 3 2 0 1 24
D WRIGHT F 13:46 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 4
S O'NEAL C 25:33 4-7 4-8 2 1 3 1 6 3 2 12
R DAVIS 37:35 4-10 4-4 1 8 9 3 2 2 2 13
A MOURNING 21:39 2-6 2-2 0 2 2 0 5 1 0 6
D COOK 19:28 5-14 3-4 3 3 6 0 3 0 1 14
C QUINN 11:40 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
M BLOUNT 6:21 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0

TOTALS 240:00 35-75 30-37 9 29 38 23 29 11 19 103
(.467) (.811) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 20 (0 PTS)

INDIANA 25 30 23 28 - 106
MIAMI 27 25 27 24 - 103

BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - T MURPHY 2, J O'NEAL, D HARRISON. MIAMI -
A MOURNING 4, S O'NEAL, D WADE, D WRIGHT.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 8-25 (.320), J TINSLEY 3-8, D GRANGER 2-
5, M DUNLEAVY 0-4, T MURPHY 1-3, M DANIELS 0-2, K RUSH 2-3. MIAMI 3-
14 (.214), J WILLIAMS 1-3, D WADE 0-1, R DAVIS 1-3, D COOK 1-6, C QUINN 0-
1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - J O'NEAL.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DICK BAVETTA, JASON PHILLIPS, MARK AYOTTE.
A - 19,600. T - 2:41.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at MIAMI

<div class="pre">INDIANA (106)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Tinsley 37:41 10-27 3-5 0-4 6 1 26
D Granger 38:56 5-9 4-5 1-6 4 6 16
J O'Neal 29:16 9-12 6-7 4-7 2 5 24
M Dunleavy 29:45 2-9 2-4 0-1 4 2 6
J Foster 20:03 1-4 2-2 4-9 1 4 4
T Murphy 32:12 2-7 0-0 3-9 1 4 5
M Daniels 19:34 1-5 4-6 1-3 2 1 6
K Rush 18:10 6-8 0-0 0-1 1 3 14
D Harrison 14:23 2-4 1-3 0-2 0 3 5

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-85 22-32 13-42 21 29 106
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.447, FT-.688. 3-Point Goals:
8-25, .320 (J Tinsley 3-8, D Granger 2-5, M
Dunleavy 0-4, T Murphy 1-3, M Daniels 0-2, K
Rush 2-3). Team Rebounds: 14. Blocked Shots:4
(T Murphy 2, J O'Neal, D Harrison).
Turnovers:18 (J Tinsley 5, D Granger 5, M
Dunleavy 4, J Foster, K Rush, M Daniels, D
Harrison). Steals: 6 (D Granger 3, J O'Neal
2, T Murphy).


MIAMI (103)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Williams 24:43 2-4 1-1 1-3 6 4 6
D Wade 38:28 6-14 12-13 1-4 9 5 24
U Haslem 40:47 10-14 4-5 1-7 3 2 24
D Wright 13:46 2-2 0-0 0-2 1 2 4
S O'Neal 25:33 4-7 4-8 2-3 1 6 12
R Davis 37:35 4-10 4-4 1-9 3 2 13
A Mourning 21:39 2-6 2-2 0-2 0 5 6
D Cook 19:28 5-14 3-4 3-6 0 3 14
C Quinn 11:40 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
M Blount 6:21 0-3 0-0 0-2 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-75 30-37 9-38 23 29 103
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.467, FT-.811. 3-Point Goals:
3-14, .214 (J Williams 1-3, D Wade 0-1, R
Davis 1-3, D Cook 1-6, C Quinn 0-1). Team
Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:7 (A Mourning 4,
S O'Neal, D Wade, D Wright). Turnovers:19 (D
Wade 8, S O'Neal 2, J Williams 2, R Davis 2,
M Blount, U Haslem, C Quinn, D Wright, D
Cook). Steals: 11 (S O'Neal 3, J Williams 2,
R Davis 2, A Mourning, D Wade, C Quinn, D
Wright).

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INDIANA 25 30 23 28 - 106
MIAMI 27 25 27 24 - 103
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Technical fouls: Indiana - 1 (J O'Neal, 7:24
1st).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,600. T: 2:41.
Officials: Dick Bavetta, Jason Phillips, Mark
Ayotte.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at MIAMI

<div class="pre">INDIANA (106) AT MIAMI (103)

INDIANA

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J TINSLEY G 37:41 10-27 3-5 0 4 4 6 1 0 5 26
D GRANGER 38:56 5-9 4-5 1 5 6 4 6 3 5 16
J O'NEAL F 29:16 9-12 6-7 4 3 7 2 5 2 0 24
M DUNLEAVY F 29:45 2-9 2-4 0 1 1 4 2 0 4 6
J FOSTER C 20:03 1-4 2-2 4 5 9 1 4 0 1 4
T MURPHY 32:12 2-7 0-0 3 6 9 1 4 1 0 5
M DANIELS 19:34 1-5 4-6 1 2 3 2 1 0 1 6
K RUSH 18:10 6-8 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 14
D HARRISON 14:23 2-4 1-3 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 5
I DIOGU DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A OWENS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S WILLIAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-85 22-32 13 29 42 21 29 6 18 106
(.447) (.688) TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 18 (19 PTS)

MIAMI

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

J WILLIAMS G 24:43 2-4 1-1 1 2 3 6 4 2 2 6
D WADE G 38:28 6-14 12-13 1 3 4 9 5 1 8 24
U HASLEM F 40:47 10-14 4-5 1 6 7 3 2 0 1 24
D WRIGHT F 13:46 2-2 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 4
S O'NEAL C 25:33 4-7 4-8 2 1 3 1 6 3 2 12
R DAVIS 37:35 4-10 4-4 1 8 9 3 2 2 2 13
A MOURNING 21:39 2-6 2-2 0 2 2 0 5 1 0 6
D COOK 19:28 5-14 3-4 3 3 6 0 3 0 1 14
C QUINN 11:40 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
M BLOUNT 6:21 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
L JACKSON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
E BARRON DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-75 30-37 9 29 38 23 29 11 19 103
(.467) (.811) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 20 (17 PTS)

INDIANA 25 30 23 28 - 106
MIAMI 27 25 27 24 - 103

BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - T MURPHY 2, J O'NEAL, D HARRISON. MIAMI -
A MOURNING 4, S O'NEAL, D WADE, D WRIGHT.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 8-25 (.320), J TINSLEY 3-8, D GRANGER 2-
5, M DUNLEAVY 0-4, T MURPHY 1-3, M DANIELS 0-2, K RUSH 2-3. MIAMI 3-
14 (.214), J WILLIAMS 1-3, D WADE 0-1, R DAVIS 1-3, D COOK 1-6, C QUINN 0-
1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - J O'NEAL, COACH O'BRIEN.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DICK BAVETTA, JASON PHILLIPS, MARK AYOTTE.
A - 19,600. T - 2:41.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at MIAMI

<div class="pre">INDIANA (106)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Tinsley 37:41 10-27 3-5 0-4 6 1 26
D Granger 38:56 5-9 4-5 1-6 4 6 16
J O'Neal 29:16 9-12 6-7 4-7 2 5 24
M Dunleavy 29:45 2-9 2-4 0-1 4 2 6
J Foster 20:03 1-4 2-2 4-9 1 4 4
T Murphy 32:12 2-7 0-0 3-9 1 4 5
M Daniels 19:34 1-5 4-6 1-3 2 1 6
K Rush 18:10 6-8 0-0 0-1 1 3 14
D Harrison 14:23 2-4 1-3 0-2 0 3 5
I Diogu DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A Owens DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S Williams DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-85 22-32 13-42 21 29 106
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.447, FT-.688. 3-Point Goals:
8-25, .320 (J Tinsley 3-8, D Granger 2-5, M
Dunleavy 0-4, T Murphy 1-3, M Daniels 0-2, K
Rush 2-3). Team Rebounds: 14. Blocked Shots:4
(T Murphy 2, J O'Neal, D Harrison).
Turnovers:18 (J Tinsley 5, D Granger 5, M
Dunleavy 4, J Foster, K Rush, M Daniels, D
Harrison). Steals: 6 (D Granger 3, J O'Neal
2, T Murphy).


MIAMI (103)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Williams 24:43 2-4 1-1 1-3 6 4 6
D Wade 38:28 6-14 12-13 1-4 9 5 24
U Haslem 40:47 10-14 4-5 1-7 3 2 24
D Wright 13:46 2-2 0-0 0-2 1 2 4
S O'Neal 25:33 4-7 4-8 2-3 1 6 12
R Davis 37:35 4-10 4-4 1-9 3 2 13
A Mourning 21:39 2-6 2-2 0-2 0 5 6
D Cook 19:28 5-14 3-4 3-6 0 3 14
C Quinn 11:40 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
M Blount 6:21 0-3 0-0 0-2 0 0 0
L Jackson DNP - COACH'S DECISION
E Barron DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-75 30-37 9-38 23 29 103
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.467, FT-.811. 3-Point Goals:
3-14, .214 (J Williams 1-3, D Wade 0-1, R
Davis 1-3, D Cook 1-6, C Quinn 0-1). Team
Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:7 (A Mourning 4,
S O'Neal, D Wade, D Wright). Turnovers:19 (D
Wade 8, S O'Neal 2, J Williams 2, R Davis 2,
M Blount, U Haslem, C Quinn, D Wright, D
Cook). Steals: 11 (S O'Neal 3, J Williams 2,
R Davis 2, A Mourning, D Wade, C Quinn, D
Wright).

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INDIANA 25 30 23 28 - 106
MIAMI 27 25 27 24 - 103
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Technical fouls: Indiana - 2 (J O'Neal, 7:25
1st; COACH O'Brien, 1:50 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,600. T: 2:41.
Officials: Dick Bavetta, Jason Phillips, Mark
Ayotte.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at MIAMI

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
INDIANA 106
MIAMI 103 FINAL</div>

 

MIAMI (Ticker) -- Jermaine O'Neal scored 10 of his 24 points inthe first six minutes of the fourth period and Jamaal Tinsleyadded 26 points as the Indiana Pacers posted a 106-103 victoryover the Miami Heat on Saturday night.


Danny Granger added 16 points for the Pacers, who survived alast-second 3-pointer by Dwyane Wade to improve to 6-4 on theroad.


"We've been a team that's been up a lot of points and lost,"Jermaine O'Neal said. "The same thing last night (a 104-93 loss<div class="pre">to Toronto). We haven't been a team that's been allowed to</div>keep a whole lead. Tonight, it showed some character for ourteam to go what we went through and still get the win in a toughenvironment."


In a game that was tightly contested for much of the first threequarters, the Pacers took advantage once Shaquille O'Nealpicked up his fifth foul just 50 seconds into the final period.

Jermaine O'Neal responded with a pair of jumpers and a drivinglayup to provide Indiana an 84-79 edge with 9:23 left in thegame.


Over the next three minutes, Granger, Troy Murphy and Tinsleyknocked down shots from the arc, and Jermaine O'Neal converted aturnaround jumper from the lane and two free throws for a 99-88lead with six minutes remaining.


"Our guys don't like to lose," Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said."We lost a tough one in fourth quarter to Toronto and intimeouts we kept talking about what we had to do to win. ... Andmoving the ball around and we did a much better job of it inthe second half."


Shaquille O'Neal, who finished with 12 points and threerebounds, then re-entered but fouled out with 2:14 left in thegame. O'Neal finished with just seven shots, the 11th time thisseason he has recorded 10 or fewer.


Shaquille O' Neal's final foul came when he collided withJermaine O'Neal on a charge under the basket.


The Pacers center was down on the court for a while beforewalking off under his own power. After going to the bench hereturned and hit two free throws to push Indiana's lead up tosix. He took a charge the next time down the court as well andthen left the game.


"Jermaine O'Neal, that was a heroic effort at the end," O'Briensaid. "They didn't know if he lost consciousness and then hecomes back and makes the two foul (shots) and the nextpossession he puts his body in front of the driver another timeto take the charge. I just think that's a phenomenal example ofleadership - and what he means to our basketball team."

"I just wanted to gather myself. I knew my neck was hurting; Iwas a little fuzzy when I first got up. But once I sat down andput some water over my face and calmed down a little bit, Ifelt like I was capable of making the free throws," JermaineO'Neal said.


After falling behind by 11 points, Miami got within three, hadthe final shot, but Wade's off-balance 3-pointer from the leftcorner hit off the back iron.


"I got a pretty good look," Wade said. "They took the firstoption away, I kept coming, two people went with someone else,so got a pretty good look at it."


Udonis Haslem had a season-high 24 points and Wade added 24 andnine assists but recorded eight turnovers for the secondstraight game as Miami dropped to 2-6 at home.


The Heat jumped to an early 18-8 lead but led just 27-25 afterthe first quarter, despite knocking down 12-of-17 shots. Miamicommitted seven turnovers in the opening 12 minutes and werebeaten on the offensive boards, 9-0.


Tinsley took over for the Pacers in a back-and-forth secondperiod, scoring 13 of his 17 first-half points, but the Heatclosed the half on a 7-2 run to take a 55-52 lead at the half.

"That's probably our best matchup," O'Brien said. "We felt hecould score on Jason Williams and Chris Quinn. We tookadvantage of it. (Tinsley's)shot selection was very good. He kept our team involved. ... Hekept the tempo where we wanted to the whole evening."

"I was attacking in the first half and getting in the paint, andshooting over little guys," Tinsley said. "That's what theywanted me to do. Just being aggressive, trying to makesomething happen for the team. ... In the first half, all eyeswere on me."


Rookie Daequan Cook hit a 3-pointer and a short jumper, and Wadecapped the half with a pair of free throws to finish with 10points and six assists in the half.


Miami, NBA champions just two seasons ago, lost its second gamein a row after ending a five-game Western road swing withencouraging wins against the Los Angeles Clippers and PhoenixSuns.


"There's a lot of pain," Heat coach Pat Riley said. "It's verypainful. I'm not trying to get on a philosophical bent here butwhen you're given everything you've ever wanted in yourprofession, why give me all of this and make me feel pain?Welcome to the real world. It's not easy."