Myles Turner scored 34 points (18 in the paint), and the Indiana Pacers beat the Miami Heat 119-110.
The Pacers never trailed and led by as many as 16.
The Heat got within 97-94 on Nikola Jović’s 2 free throws with 6:20 to play, but Tyrese Haliburton answered with a 3-pointer, and the Heat got no closer.
During clutch time, the Pacers outscored the Heat 15-1. Turner scored 6 of the Pacers’ 15 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Pascal Siakam scored 23 points (14 in the paint) on 9 for 11 shooting, and Bennedict Mathurin added 21 points and 12 rebounds. The Pacers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Heat, Tyler Herro scored 28 points with 7 3-pointers, and Bam Adebayo added 24 points and 8 rebounds. Duncan Robinson scored 20 points on 6 for 10 shooting off the bench. Herro scored 19 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers.
The Pacers shot 51.8% from the field and 44.8% from 3 to the Heat’s 40.0% and 44.2%. The Heat forced 11 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Pacers outscored the Heat 62-28 in the paint. The Pacers’ starters outscored the Heat 37-21 in 15 minutes together. Siakam fouled out.