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Heat bounce back to burn Pacers
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May 28, 2013, Tuesday
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THE Miami Heat rediscovered its offensive punch and beat the Indiana Pacers 114-96 on Sunday in Indianapolis to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Eastern Conference finals.
LeBron James profited from a tactical switch, scored 22 points and got plenty of help as the Heat reclaimed the home-court advantage they lost two nights earlier. Dwyane Wade had 18 points and Udonis Haslem added 17.
"I made a conscious effort to get down in the post tonight, to put pressure on their defense," James said. "The coaching staff wanted me to be down there tonight, and my teammates allowed me to do that."
The winner will advance to the NBA finals to take on either San Antonio or Memphis for the league crown.
James rebounded from the two late turnovers that cost Miami in Game 2 by scoring 22 points, grabbing four rebounds and dishing out three assists. Hours after Dwyane Wade learned he would only be tagged with a flagrant foul from Game 2 and not a suspension, he finished with 18 points, eight assists and four rebounds. Chris Bosh added 15 points.
The biggest difference between the first two games and Sunday's win was James' work on the inside.
"It was something we wanted to get to just to help settle us and get into a more aggressive attack," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
LeBron James profited from a tactical switch, scored 22 points and got plenty of help as the Heat reclaimed the home-court advantage they lost two nights earlier. Dwyane Wade had 18 points and Udonis Haslem added 17.
"I made a conscious effort to get down in the post tonight, to put pressure on their defense," James said. "The coaching staff wanted me to be down there tonight, and my teammates allowed me to do that."
The winner will advance to the NBA finals to take on either San Antonio or Memphis for the league crown.
James rebounded from the two late turnovers that cost Miami in Game 2 by scoring 22 points, grabbing four rebounds and dishing out three assists. Hours after Dwyane Wade learned he would only be tagged with a flagrant foul from Game 2 and not a suspension, he finished with 18 points, eight assists and four rebounds. Chris Bosh added 15 points.
The biggest difference between the first two games and Sunday's win was James' work on the inside.
"It was something we wanted to get to just to help settle us and get into a more aggressive attack," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
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