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Darren Collison scored eight of his 12 points
in overtime as the Pacers clinched a playoff spot with the win.
Thaddeus Young contributed 22 points and nine rebounds, and
Bojan Bogdanovic added 18 points for the Pacers.
Tyler Johnson led the Heat with 19 points, including 12 in the
first quarter. James Johnson added 15 points and Bam Adebayo 14
for the Heat. Dwyane Wade had 13 points and seven assists off
the bench.
The Pacers shot 48.9 percent while the Heat made 47.7 percent
from the field.
With Indiana leading 103-100, Oladipo hit a 3-pointer at the
shot-clock buzzer to make 106-100 with 1:20 left in the
overtime. Following a Miami basket, Collison sank a 3-pointer to
push the edge to 109-102. Following a Wade basket, Collison hit
a 19-footer to give the Pacers a 111-104 lead.
Oladipo hit two free throws as the Pacers tied it 95-all with
1:01 to go in regulation. Myles Turner hit one of two free
throws to give Indiana a 96-95 lead with 23.1 seconds left.
James Johnson was fouled with 8.3 seconds left, made the first
to tie it but missed the second. The Pacers' Cory Joseph got the
rebound and called timeout, but Oladipo missed a 3-pointer at
the buzzer.
Miami scored the final seven points of the first half to take a
53-52 lead into halftime. Indiana grabbed an 82-74 lead after
three quarters by holding the Heat to 39.1 percent shooting in
the quarter.
Pacers forward Domantas Sabonis was planning to play Sunday
after missing five consecutive games with a sprained left ankle.
However, Sabonis re-injured the ankle in pregame warmups and was
forced to sit out again.
Assistant coach Dan Craig served as the Heat's acting head coach
as Erik Spoelstra returned home to be with his wife while
awaiting the birth of a child.
--Field Level Media
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