Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
9
17
26
2799
2801
25
7
28
82
37
45
25
14
56
44
14
58
6
23
4
15
16
95
4
65
22
34
2223
912
41
29
07
24
1510
55
1565
03
68
10
101
2033
6060
86
30
35
1720
88
5
104
61
59
109
22
131
21
54
12
22
2517
6060
6
2
33
22
9
41
2
0
0
15
5
20
0
6
1
10
20
60
5
2
40
23
12
52
9
7
78
10
5
15
3
8
0
1
33
60
8
3
38
17
8
47
10
6
60
10
2
12
2
5
1
2
25
60
6
0
0
20
8
40
4
1
25
9
2
11
1
4
2
2
17
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
34
4
16
25
0
3
0
3
4
75
0
5
5
6
2
0
5
2
11
-4
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
33
10
16
62
0
0
0
6
11
55
6
16
22
0
0
2
3
3
26
0
double
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
True
20
3
10
30
2
8
25
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
1
0
2
2
8
1
none
Josh
McRoberts
Josh McRoberts
True
17
2
2
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
3
4
2
0
0
0
1
5
-9
none
Rodney
McGruder
Rodney McGruder
True
17
0
2
0
0
2
0
2
2
100
3
2
5
0
0
0
0
2
2
-7
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
32
6
13
46
1
5
20
2
4
50
1
4
5
3
0
4
0
2
15
11
none
Josh
Richardson
Josh Richardson
False
30
4
8
50
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
4
5
3
0
0
3
0
10
13
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
25
6
9
67
1
1
100
1
2
50
1
2
3
6
0
0
1
3
14
15
none
Justise
Winslow
Justise Winslow
False
20
1
5
20
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
8
none
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
False
6
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Derrick
Williams
Derrick Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
16
December
2016
Friday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Clippers
Los Angeles
True
Pacers
Indiana
Eastern Conference
Central
13
13
26
3212
3254
27
9
33
89
33
37
17
14
82
32
6
38
5
14
8
8
21
89
4
410
05
1
2324
711
31
84
74
88
87
12
99
02
26
51
20
2131
6060
76
40
53
2418
105
4
50
30
60
89
30
119
12
42
02
15
2710
6060
4
0
0
23
7
30
8
7
88
8
1
9
0
2
5
2
21
60
10
5
50
24
11
46
4
4
100
7
2
9
2
6
1
0
31
60
7
4
57
24
10
42
5
3
60
8
3
11
1
4
0
1
27
60
6
0
0
18
5
28
0
0
0
9
0
9
2
2
2
5
10
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Thaddeus
Young
Thaddeus Young
True
38
3
6
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
3
0
1
1
6
-2
none
Paul
George
Paul George
True
38
8
22
36
4
11
36
2
2
100
1
6
7
3
0
0
2
2
22
3
none
Myles
Turner
Myles Turner
True
37
5
13
38
0
3
0
1
1
100
2
5
7
2
1
5
2
5
11
2
none
Jeff
Teague
Jeff Teague
True
28
3
9
33
1
3
33
3
3
100
0
3
3
5
2
0
1
5
10
5
none
Glenn
Robinson
Glenn Robinson
True
24
2
5
40
0
0
0
2
3
67
2
3
5
1
0
0
0
0
6
-2
none
Rodney
Stuckey
Rodney Stuckey
False
22
3
12
25
1
2
50
3
4
75
0
5
5
3
0
0
1
1
10
-4
none
C.J.
Miles
C.J. Miles
False
22
5
10
50
3
6
50
2
2
100
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
15
-12
none
Aaron
Brooks
Aaron Brooks
False
17
2
7
29
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
4
-12
none
Al
Jefferson
Al Jefferson
False
10
2
5
40
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
5
-8
none
Lavoy
Allen
Lavoy Allen
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Georges
Niang
Georges Niang
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kevin
Séraphin
Kevin Séraphin
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Joe
Young
Joe Young
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
15
December
2016
Thursday
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans
Pelicans
New Orleans
False
The Miami Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers , 95 - 89 , at American Airlines Arena on Wednesday . While these are teams that have n't quite lived up to expectations this season , they left it all on the floor here . Miami turned on the defense in the fourth quarter , as they held the Pacers to just 10 points en route to a comeback win . Indiana struggled all night from the field though , as they hit just 37 percent of their shots . Rebounding was huge for the Heat , as they won that battle , 58 - 38 . In addition , Miami recorded 23 assists , while holding the Pacers to just 14 . There were nine ties and 14 lead changes , as neither team led by more than seven points . Indiana ( 13 - 13 ) has been a bit of a disappointment this season and losses like this only add to the skepticism . Paul George struggled from the field , as he accumulated 22 points , seven rebounds and three assists on 8 - of - 22 shooting . C.J . Miles was second on the team , as he dropped 15 points off the bench . Myles Turner had a nice all - around game , amassing 11 points , seven rebounds , two assists and five blocks in the defeat . The Pacers will look to play better on Friday in a road matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans . Miami ( 9 - 17 ) has not had the results they want this year , but they continue to play well and wins like this only confirm that point . Hassan Whiteside was the player of the game , as he totaled 26 points and 22 rebounds on 10 - of - 16 shooting . Goran Dragic was the only other starter in double figures , as he tallied 11 points , five rebounds and six assists . The bench was huge , as Josh Richardson , Tyler Johnson and James Johnson all scored in double figures . Tyler Johnson finished with 15 points , five rebounds , three assists and four blocks , while James Johnson accrued 14 points , three rebounds and six assists . On deck for the Heat is a home matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday . This was one of the tightest games of the season , as neither team led by more than seven points . In total , there were nine ties and 14 lead changes , as it came down to the final seconds . Defense was key for Miami , as they held Indiana to 37 percent shooting and just 10 points in the fourth quarter . The Heat also dominated the rebounding and assists , winning the rebounding , 58 - 38 , and the assists , 23 - 14 . Paul George was the only Indiana player with more than 15 points , as he tallied 22 points , seven rebounds and three assists in the defeat . Myles Turner totaled 11 points , seven rebounds and five blocks . Hassan Whiteside was the player of the game , as he amassed 26 points and 22 rebounds in the win . The Johnson duo was huge off the bench for Miami , as Tyler Johnson and James Johnson combined for 29 points , eight rebounds and nine assists .
The Miami Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers, 95 - 89, at American Airlines Arena on Wednesday. While these are teams that haven't quite lived up to expectations this season, they left it all on the floor here. Miami turned on the defense in the fourth quarter, as they held the Pacers to just 10 points en route to a comeback win. Indiana struggled all night from the field though, as they hit just 37 percent of their shots. Rebounding was huge for the Heat, as they won that battle, 58 - 38. In addition, Miami recorded 23 assists, while holding the Pacers to just 14. There were nine ties and 14 lead changes, as neither team led by more than seven points. Indiana (13 - 13) has been a bit of a disappointment this season and losses like this only add to the skepticism. Paul George struggled from the field, as he accumulated 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists on 8 - of - 22 shooting. C.J. Miles was second on the team, as he dropped 15 points off the bench. Myles Turner had a nice all - around game, amassing 11 points, seven rebounds, two assists and five blocks in the defeat. The Pacers will look to play better on Friday in a road matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans. Miami (9 - 17) has not had the results they want this year, but they continue to play well and wins like this only confirm that point. Hassan Whiteside was the player of the game, as he totaled 26 points and 22 rebounds on 10 - of - 16 shooting. Goran Dragic was the only other starter in double figures, as he tallied 11 points, five rebounds and six assists. The bench was huge, as Josh Richardson, Tyler Johnson and James Johnson all scored in double figures. Tyler Johnson finished with 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and four blocks, while James Johnson accrued 14 points, three rebounds and six assists. On deck for the Heat is a home matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.
The Miami Heat defeated the Indiana Pacers, 95 - 89, at American Airlines Arena on Wednesday. While these are teams that haven't quite lived up to expectations this season, they left it all on the floor here. Miami turned on the defense in the fourth quarter, as they held the Pacers to just 10 points en route to a comeback win. Indiana struggled all night from the field though, as they hit just 37 percent of their shots. Rebounding was huge for the Heat, as they won that battle, 58 - 38. In addition, Miami recorded 23 assists, while holding the Pacers to just 14. There were nine ties and 14 lead changes, as neither team led by more than seven points. Indiana (13 - 13) has been a bit of a disappointment this season and losses like this only add to the skepticism. Paul George struggled from the field, as he accumulated 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists on 8 - of - 22 shooting. C.J. Miles was second on the team, as he dropped 15 points off the bench. Myles Turner had a nice all - around game, amassing 11 points, seven rebounds, two assists and five blocks in the defeat. The Pacers will look to play better on Friday in a road matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans. Miami (9 - 17) has not had the results they want this year, but they continue to play well and wins like this only confirm that point. Hassan Whiteside was the player of the game, as he totaled 26 points and 22 rebounds on 10 - of - 16 shooting. Goran Dragic was the only other starter in double figures, as he tallied 11 points, five rebounds and six assists. The bench was huge, as Josh Richardson, Tyler Johnson and James Johnson all scored in double figures. Tyler Johnson finished with 15 points, five rebounds, three assists and four blocks, while James Johnson accrued 14 points, three rebounds and six assists. On deck for the Heat is a home matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. This was one of the tightest games of the season, as neither team led by more than seven points. In total, there were nine ties and 14 lead changes, as it came down to the final seconds. Defense was key for Miami, as they held Indiana to 37 percent shooting and just 10 points in the fourth quarter. The Heat also dominated the rebounding and assists, winning the rebounding, 58 - 38, and the assists, 23 - 14. Paul George was the only Indiana player with more than 15 points, as he tallied 22 points, seven rebounds and three assists in the defeat. Myles Turner totaled 11 points, seven rebounds and five blocks. Hassan Whiteside was the player of the game, as he amassed 26 points and 22 rebounds in the win. The Johnson duo was huge off the bench for Miami, as Tyler Johnson and James Johnson combined for 29 points, eight rebounds and nine assists.
<GAME> <DATE> 14 December 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <CITY> Miami <HOME> <TEAM> Heat <CITY> Miami <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 95 <WINS-LOSSES> 9 17 <QTRS> 20 33 25 17 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 58 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 16 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Clippers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Pacers <CITY> Indiana <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 89 <WINS-LOSSES> 13 13 <QTRS> 21 31 27 10 <TEAM-AST> 14 <3PT> 9 <TEAM-FG> 33 <TEAM-FT> 14 <TEAM-REB> 38 <TEAM-TO> 8 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 15 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Thursday <NEXT-STADIUM> Smoothie King Center <NEXT-CITY> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> New Orleans <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pelicans <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 26 <FG> 10 16 62 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 6 11 55 <REB> 22 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 16 <OREB> 6 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Tyler Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 16 25 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 5 <AST> 6 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Richardson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Wayne Ellington <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 2 8 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh McRoberts <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Reed <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justise Winslow <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rodney McGruder <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Williams <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Udonis Haslem <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Paul George <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 22 <FG> 8 22 36 <FG3> 4 11 36 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> C. J. Miles <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Myles Turner <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 5 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rodney Stuckey <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 12 25 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Teague <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Glenn Robinson <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thaddeus Young <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Al Jefferson <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Brooks <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Young <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Séraphin <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Georges Niang <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lavoy Allen <TEAM> Indiana Pacers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none