Victor Oladipo had 22 points (9 in the second quarter) and 10 assists, and the Indiana Pacers closed the fourth quarter on a 16-2 run to beat the Miami Heat 110-102.
The Heat went on a 13-4 run to lead 100-94 with 3:50 left in the fourth quarter. Bojan Bogdanovic’s 3-pointer put the Pacers ahead for good with 56 seconds left.
The Heat had the ball down 3 with 32 seconds left, but Bogdanovic stole the ball from Josh Richardson. A 3-pointer would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Heat 13-7. Oladipo (No. 3 in clutch wins added, 2018-19) scored 4 of the Pacers’ 13 on 2 for 3 shooting. In the fourth quarter, Oladipo had 2 of his 4 steals, one of them leading to Domantas Sabonis’ tip-in that put the Pacers ahead 88-87, and the Pacers scored 4 points off them.
For the Heat, Kelly Olynyk scored 20 points (14 in the second quarter) on 6 for 8 shooting off the bench. Hassan Whiteside had 11 points, 20 rebounds and 4 blocks. The Heat had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Pacers shot 54.4% from the field to the Heat’s 45.0%. The Heat turned it over 24 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. The Pacers outscored the Heat 32-14 in 11 minutes with Collison, Joseph, Bogdanovic, Oladipo and Turner on the floor together.