October 21, 2017 at American Airlines Arena
The Indiana Pacers looked like they were going to jet-ski away from the Miami Heat, as the Blue and Gold took a 56-41 advantage at the break, with Victor Oladipo tallying 15 points, Bojan Bogdanovic netting 13 and Darren Collison dishing out 9 assists after the first 24. But Indy melted in the third, as the Heat lived up to their name, tying the game at 75 apiece, with Goran Dragic posting 10 points to lead the charge. But it was all Indiana in the fourth period, fighting fire with fire, outscoring Miami 38-23, with VO racking up 14 points, including 4 three-pointers while Lance Stephenson rounded out an 8-for-12 performance from the floor by scoring 10 in the final frame. Vic and Lance outscored the entire Heat team, and they were the big reason why the Pacers ran away with this victory. Vic ended up with 33 points and 8 rebounds, while Bogey added 19, 'Born Ready' posted 18 and DC had a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists. With Myles Turner out for a while, Philip Fitzpatrick, a 7'2" center from Notre Dame and Roncalli High School on Indy's south side, started, and was a disappointing 3-9 from the floor, but he did knock down 3 of 3 three-pointers, as he had 9 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Al Jefferson was much better, going 6-8 in field goals, with 12 points and 6 rebounds. At least Fitz will learn more about playing the NBA brand of hoops, with 3 games already under his belt. For Miami, Dragic led his team with 23 points, while Dwyane Wade had 19 off the bench and James Johnson chipped in 18. Indy is now 2-1, and their 3-game road trip continues in Minneapolis as they take on the T-Wolves at the Target Center on Tuesday, October 24.
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