Wed Feb 23, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Miami HeatHeat
87
away
Chemistry
Steady
Indiana PacersPacers
94
home
Chemistry
Hot
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami HeatHeat | 23 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 87 |
| Indiana PacersPacers | 26 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 94 |
After Action Report
The Pacers held off the Heat 94-87. Pacers' defense smothered the Heat all night. Pacers' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; Pacers' shot-blockers turned the paint into a no-fly zone. The Pacers locker room is humming, and it showed. Style points be damned.
What tipped it
- Pacers · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
- Pacers · Block Party Multiple shot-blockers turn the paint into a no-fly zone.
- Pacers · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
- Heat · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.