Heat 97, Pacers 94
LeBron James collected 24 points, nine rebounds and seven assists and Miami ended the game on a 12-2 run to stun visiting Indiana.
Dwyane Wade registered 32 points and Chris Bosh scored 15, including a tying 3-pointer with 90 seconds left. Ray Allen hit his lone 3-pointer with 59 seconds left and clinched it with a pair of free throws for the Heat, who avenged a loss at the Pacers last week.
Paul George recorded 25 points, eight rebounds and six assists but could not handle a pass along the baseline in the final seconds as Indiana suffered its first back-to-back losses of the season. David West added 23 points and Lance Stephenson scored 13 for the Pacers.
Miami refused to go away in the fourth quarter, drawing within 92-89 when Wade got free for a transition dunk and knotting it at 92 on Bosh’s 3-pointer with 1:30 left. George missed on the ensuing possession and James raced out on the break before hitting Allen on the wing for a transition 3-pointer and the first lead of the half.
The Pacers controlled the pace in the first half, leading by as much as 13 points in the second quarter and taking a 52-41 lead into the break. The lead reached 66-51 when George was fouled on a 3-point attempt midway through the third and hit all three attempts, but the Heat found an extra gear and closed to within 76-71 heading into the fourth.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Pacers C Roy Hibbert battled through foul trouble and finished with six points and two rebounds, his second straight game with six points and four or fewer boards. … The Heat moved within a game of Indiana for the top record in the Eastern Conference. … Miami, which is last in the NBA in rebounding, edged the Pacers on the glass 37-36.