Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Roy Hibbert had 19 points and 18 rebounds
Thursday night and the Indiana Pacers rolled to a 94-75 win over the Miami
Heat to take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. George
Hill scored 20 points, Danny Granger added 17 and David West had 14 for the
Pacers, who took control with a 26-12 third quarter and led comfortably in the
fourth on the way to their second straight win. LeBron James scored 22 points
for the Heat, but Dwyane Wade had just five -- all in the second half -- while
Mario Chalmers led the way with 25. Game 4 is Sunday afternoon in
Indianapolis. James scored 16 of his 22 points in the first half and came out
of the game, along with Wade and Chalmers, with 2:43 remaining and the Heat
trailing by 20. Miami is still smarting from the loss of forward Chris Bosh,
who went down in Game 1 with a lower abdominal strain and isn't expected to be
available for the series. Wade played, but his scoring was absent for most of
the game. He didn't hit his first shot until the third quarter and was seen
having a testy exchange with Heat coach Erik Spoelstra during a timeout. Miami
trailed by 14 entering the fourth and never got closer than 11; the Pacers led
by as many as 21.
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