21 seconds left... GAME OVER! Heat defeat the Pacers 114-96. Miami takes 2-1 lead in the series.
Hansbrough called for the foul. Lewis to the line. 1-2.
:58 seconds left in the game.... Lewis called for the offensive foul. Hansbrough with the jumper. Way off. Heat get the ball.
2:10 on the clock-- Hansbrough taking free throws. 1-2 from the line
Scrubs on the floor for both teams.
2:58 on the clock--- Pacers crowd is pretty calm. There's even a fan knocked out in the crowd. He dozed off. Bosh hits the free throw.
3:12 Jump ball. James was driving and he was trapped Heat win the jump ball. And-1 for Bosh! He goes to the line.
Chalmers takes a hard foul. Will go to the line to shoot 2. Ball hits the back of the iron. 1-2
Chalmers banks it home! West with a weird shuffle. Pacers score.
4:39 on the clock--- West with the jam! No. Gets fouled. Andersen called.
James organizes the defense. Allen for thre. In and out!
5:09 Heat are more than half way done with this one. Pacers ball. Bosh picks up the steal.
6:41 West gets called for another foul. Andersen to the hoop. Gets fouled. Goes to the line.
LeBron James at the line. 2-2. Pacers answer with a three. Wade then drives and sinks the floater.
7:51-- LIttle 5-0 run for the Pacers. Heat timeout.
8:07 on the clock-- Pacers inbound... Hibbert picks. Rolls. Drives, no, passes. West and-1! West to the line.
Home run pass to Stephenson. He can't handle it. No, Heat broke up the pass.
9:34 Hibbert at the line. Misses free throw... 1-2 from the line
TIMEOUT PACERS--- 21-point lead for the Heat. ...The X-factor so far in this one: Udonis Haslem with 17 points.
10:03 Allen draws the foul. And he hits the three!
11:36 Hibbert to the line... 2-2 from the line. James drives and hits.
Heat knock a three! They have opened up a can of you know what on the Pacers.
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Heat are playing their brand of basketball. Up by 15 as scoreboard reads 91-76
30 seconds-- Andersen with the bucket.
47 seconds left in the 3rd--- Pacer ball as Heat turn it over. George with the aggressive bump... Looks like there was a foul on the play.
1:30 Geroge for three! Mahinmi witht he offensive board. THREEE! Augustin with the bucket.
2:11 West tries to drive. No love. Heat get the rebound. Battier for three. MIsses. Mahinmi with the board.
Battier to the line. Pacers are over the limit. 2-2 from the line.
2:27 George 1-2 from the line. Andersen wtih the rebound. James controls the ball for the Heat... Battier gets pushed. West called for the foul.
2:59 Wade with the drive and the jam!
3:47 George goes 1-2 from the line. Heat respond with two points.
4:11 George fouls Battier. Battier will inbound. Chalmers chugs up a tough shot. PAcers grab the board. Wade on George. Strips. Fouls. George to the line.
Back to the action... Pacers inbound. Battier with swarming defense on West. West gets shot off, but misses. James runs the ball up.
Heat now up to 59% shooting from the floor.
TIMEOUT PACERS! The Heat are playing relentless basketball in this Game 3. 5:30 remaining in the quarter
5:30 Back to a 10-point Heat lead. Stephenson with the cross over! Can't finish with the jumper. Haslem. Baseline! AGAIN!
5:37 Chalmmers with the drive and he gets the foul. And-1 will be shooting a free throw.
West bodies Haslem. Misses the jumper. Battier with the rebound. WOOOW! Hibbert is an animal on the boards! Heat pick up a block. Hibbert gets the and-1 and goes to the line.
6:26 Heat up by 10 again. Chalmers goes 2-2 from the line.
6:37 Heat very aggressive on defense. Hibbert grabs loose ball after the block and draws a foul. Hibbert at the line. 1-2 Heat up by 8.
Haslem again from the baseline!
7:41 to play-- Heat with the ball. Hibbert with the block. Pacers push. They're moving the ball well. George misses the three
Second half of play-by-play will be delayed.... For now... Click here for the live scoring updates.
Miami shooting 63% from the floor. James has 18 for the game-high. West with 16 to lead the Pacers.
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Score looks like it's the end of the 3rd quarter... 70-56 Heat win the first half.
JAMES INKS THE RUNNING FLOATER! Hill can't get the shot off before the buzzer.
George gets fouled. Goes to the line... 6.6 remaining in the half---
TIMEOUT HEAT! :13 seconds remaining---
Chalmer controls. Allen with the three! The Heat are running on all cylinders in this one.
:35 seconds remaining Hibbert to the line. TIMEOUT HEAT
1:23 ALLEY OOP HOOK! Hibbert to Young. . . Wade answers with a drive and a fall to the floor. Gets his points.
Hibbert. He missed a hook shot. That doesn't happen often. Heat can't exten lead.
2:10 Wade to the line. Hits his first FT. 2-2
HIbbert sinks his first free throw. 2-2 from the line.
2:31 TIMEOUT ON THE FLOOR
3:00 Hill with the drive! Then Haslem with the putback on the other end!
3:11 Bosh misses a three. George has the ball taken away by Wade. Heat ball. LeBron to the line.
Back to a 10-point game... West with the J!
4:31 James posting up. No. Takes it straight in. Haslem AND-1!!!!
5:09 Bosh goes up. Fouled. But no free throws awarded. No problem. LeBron with the one handed shot from the baseline. Bosh fouls Hibbert on the other end. Hibbert to the line.
5:15 West to the line again. 2-2 from the line.
6:16 Heat going so hard in the paint, Augustin was wide open for the three. He hits it!
6:35 Heat call timeout. Heat inbound... Wade takes control. Andersen with the easy put in.
7:26 Hill pulls up. MIsses. Heat miss. Pacers push. West relentless on the offensive board. Misses. Gets his own board and gets his two points.
8:17 Andersen with the bucket. Oh man. He's getting his points, but the Pacers are disrespecting him on defense. West with the And-1 on the spin move! Goes to the line... MIsses free throw. Cole misses the three. WADE WITH THE AND-1! Hits the shot as he's fading away!
9:07 Pacers inbound. Augustin handles. Allen defends George. Mahinmi in the paint. Works around the Heat defense. Andersen with an empty swat. Bucket.
The Heat have been relentless in the paint. James quickly up to 10 points now. Matching Bosh's game-high.
TIMEOUT PACERS!
9:59 LeBron makes it look too easy! Double-digit lead for the Pacers.
10:10 Birdman takes it in. Bird man then pokes it away from the Pacers. Gets fouled. Heat ball.
10:51 Heat to the line. Battier 2-2. This might be their biggest lead of the series. 8-point lead for Miami.
12:00 Heat quickly on the attack. Hansbrough gets a lot of contact. No foul. James picks up the steal. Sam young defending. Bump. No foul. Pacers push.
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Heat win the quarter 34-30
39 seconds left COle with the steal. Pushes it back. Allen passes on the three. Drives. Misses. Gets his own rebound. LeBron bricks, but he's fouled.
1:05 James at the line. sinks the first. Hits the second. James with two more!
2-2 from the line for Cole. Battier tries to draw the offensive foul. No call. Everybody stops playing except for Hibbert who gets the offensive board and the points.
1:22 Wow. Hansbrough almost ripped an offensive board from the arms of three Heat players... Cole goes to the line after getting fouled. Hansbrough wanted the travel.
2:00 Heat inbound. LeBron on the offense. Cole with a long floater. Sam Young picks up the rebound.
2:32 Hill draws the foul and goes back to the free throw line. Sinks the first free throw. Hits the second to tie it.
Pacers with the basketball now... Battier and Allen in the game and Andersen. The Pacers come off the time out active. Hibbert gets the roll! The Heat double team is useless.
Heat take the timeout--- 2:53 left in the first quarter---
3:06 Hill to the line. Chalmers called for the push. 1-2 from the line.
4:01 Bosh to the hole. Fake. Puts it up. Money. He has the game high with 10. LeBron bricks the hook shot.
4:45 to play. Stephenson again airballs. He is by far the most consistent airballer in the playoffs.
James' fade away rims in and out. Pacers grab the rebound. Hill takes control of the ball. Drives. Kicks out. Hibbert with the offensive rebound and the put back through three Hat players!!
West at the line--- Sinks the first. Hits the second.
You have to like the Heat's chances if this is going to be an offensive matchup.
Both teams are on an offensive tear. The Heat are shooting 82%, while the Pacers are shooting 78%
5:39 TIMEOUT on the Floor----
George gets manned by LeBron. James sunk his shoulder and took it to the rim off the backboard.
Wow! Haslem is playing a huge roll on offense. Hill on fire from beyond the arc! Hits another 3.
Wade with beautiful defense on George. Pacers ball.
George HIll for three! Pacers lead. Bosh sinks a three of his own!
The Heat are fearlessly penetrating and getting shots from the paint.
8:22 George inbounds after Wade shot bounces over the rim. George to Hibbert. Foul. Hibbert to the line. Ties the game up at 11.
Haslem attacks and sinks a running hook over Hibbert. West responds on the other end.
West with the bucket!
Heat are moving the ball around early. Trying to keep Hibbert from man handling players.
Heat take 4-2 lead as Chalmers sinks the free throws.
-George on the attack. Heat double Hibbert. George to the hole!
TIPOFF!! Pacers control!
Players are on the court and tipoff is coming soon!
The arena is pitch black as the players are being announced.
---Pregame ceremonies taking place right now----
The Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers have a date tonight as they are set to play Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The winner of tonight's game takes a 2-1 series lead. If you can't watch the game, check out the live scoring updates with play-by-play and stats from this pivotal Game 3.
The Pacers should be up 2-0 in this series. They weren't able to close out Game 1, but these young guys learned their lesson quickly and were able to finish the Heat off in Game 2 getting a great game from their big man, Roy Hibbert. George Hill bounced back in Game 2 providing 18 points on 6-8 shooting.
The true story for the Pacers is how well Paul George has been playing in this postseason. It's scary to think what the Pacers could have been if Danny Granger were healthy. They pretty much have a little bit of everything in their lineup, length, speed, strength and these guys don't take anything for granted.
It's either the Pacers are really that great or the Heat are taking them for granted. We have yet to see the Heat play to their full potential. They aren't making threes and LeBron James is the true only scoring threat in their lineup. Mario Chalmers, who has become an integral part of this team's offense, only has 16 points through the first two games of the series. Chris Bosh is the second highest scorer in the Heat with 34 points, while Shane Battier has yet to hit a three. If this continues, we might see the defending champs exit the playoffs a lot sooner than expected.
Game three tips off at 8:30 p.m. ET. At stake is a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Pacers are 6-0 at home in the playoffs. Can the Heat end this streak or will they find themselves down 1-2 against the Pacers in the playoffs once again.
