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NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- MIAMI 24 18 18 21 81 INDIANA 32 19 32 21 104 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: MIA - RASUAL BUTLER 21, SEAN LAMPLEY 13, MALIK ALLEN 10 IND - BRAD MILLER 21, RON ARTEST 18, TWO PLAYERS WITH 13 HIGH REBOUND: MIA - BRIAN GRANT 7, VLADIMIR STEPANIA 5, SEAN LAMPLEY 5 IND - JERMAINE O'NEAL 7, BRAD MILLER 7, AL HARRINGTON 6 HIGH ASSISTS: MIA - CARON BUTLER 4, ANTHONY CARTER 3, MIKE JAMES 3 IND - ERICK STRICKLAND 6, THREE PLAYERS WITH 4 ATT: 15,580Box ScoreMIAMI (81) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp C Butler 31 0-7 2-2 0-2 4 1 2 M Allen 13 5-7 0-0 0-1 0 4 10 B Grant 26 2-6 0-0 4-7 0 3 4 R Butler 37 8-13 2-3 0-2 1 2 21 A Carter 15 1-4 0-0 0-3 3 0 2 M James 28 3-10 3-4 0-3 3 1 9 V Stepania 21 3-4 2-2 3-5 2 4 8 L Ellis 24 2-10 1-2 2-3 1 2 7 S Lampley 23 3-6 7-8 1-5 1 2 13 S Marks 12 1-3 0-0 1-2 1 0 2 E House 10 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 E Jones DNP - ANKLE SPRAIN _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 29-73 17-21 11-33 16 19 81 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.397, FT-.810. 3-Point Goals: 6-13, .462 (R Butler 3-4, M James 0-3, L Ellis 2-5, E House 1-1). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:3 (R Butler, C Butler, S Marks). Turnovers:17 (M Allen 4, S Lampley 3, M James 2, C Butler 2, R Butler 2, B Grant, L Ellis, S Marks, A Carter). Steals: 3 (M James 2, S Marks). INDIANA (104) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp R Artest 28 7-12 1-2 1-3 4 2 18 J O'Neal 27 4-8 5-6 1-7 4 2 13 B Miller 27 8-9 5-5 3-7 0 1 21 R Miller 26 0-3 2-2 0-1 3 0 2 J Tinsley 25 2-7 3-4 0-3 2 1 9 A Harrington 21 4-6 5-6 1-6 4 4 13 R Mercer 17 3-6 0-0 0-3 0 1 6 J Brewer 9 1-2 0-0 1-1 3 0 2 J Foster 12 3-6 1-2 2-5 1 1 7 E Strickland 23 4-7 0-0 0-1 6 5 9 P Brezec 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 2 F Jones 12 1-4 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 38-72 22-27 9-38 27 22 104 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.528, FT-.815. 3-Point Goals: 6-13, .462 (R Artest 3-4, R Miller 0-2, J Tinsley 2-4, E Strickland 1-2, F Jones 0-1). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:9 (J O'Neal 3, J Tinsley 2, E Strickland, P Brezec, A Harrington, J Foster). Turnovers:10 (J O'Neal 2, E Strickland 2, J Brewer 2, J Tinsley 2, B Miller, R Artest). Steals: 11 (B Miller 3, J O'Neal 2, E Strickland 2, J Tinsley 2, R Artest, F Jones). ------------------------------------------- MIAMI 24 18 18 21 - 81 INDIANA 32 19 32 21 - 104 ------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Miami - 1 (COACH Riley, 3:02 3rd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 15,580. T: 2:09. Officials: Bernie Fryer, Marc Davis, Nolan Fine.
Extended BoxMIAMI (81) AT INDIANA (104) MIAMI REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === C BUTLER F 31 0-7 2-2 0 2 2 4 1 0 2 2 M ALLEN F 13 5-7 0-0 0 1 1 0 4 0 4 10 B GRANT C 26 2-6 0-0 4 3 7 0 3 0 1 4 R BUTLER G 37 8-13 2-3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 21 A CARTER G 15 1-4 0-0 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 2 M JAMES 28 3-10 3-4 0 3 3 3 1 2 2 9 V STEPANIA 21 3-4 2-2 3 2 5 2 4 0 0 8 L ELLIS 24 2-10 1-2 2 1 3 1 2 0 1 7 S LAMPLEY 23 3-6 7-8 1 4 5 1 2 0 3 13 S MARKS 12 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 E HOUSE 10 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 E JONES DNP - ANKLE SPRAIN TOTALS 240 29-73 17-21 11 22 33 16 19 3 17 81 (.397) (.810) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 17 (14 PTS) INDIANA REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === R ARTEST F 28 7-12 1-2 1 2 3 4 2 1 1 18 J O'NEAL F 27 4-8 5-6 1 6 7 4 2 2 2 13 B MILLER C 27 8-9 5-5 3 4 7 0 1 3 1 21 R MILLER G 26 0-3 2-2 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 J TINSLEY G 25 2-7 3-4 0 3 3 2 1 2 2 9 A HARRINGTON 21 4-6 5-6 1 5 6 4 4 0 0 13 R MERCER 17 3-6 0-0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 6 J BREWER 9 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 J FOSTER 12 3-6 1-2 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 7 E STRICKLAND 23 4-7 0-0 0 1 1 6 5 2 2 9 P BREZEC 13 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 F JONES 12 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 TOTALS 240 38-72 22-27 9 29 38 27 22 11 10 104 (.528) (.815) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 10 (8 PTS) MIAMI 24 18 18 21 - 81 INDIANA 32 19 32 21 - 104 BLOCKED SHOTS: MIAMI - R BUTLER, C BUTLER, S MARKS. INDIANA - J O'NEAL 3, J TINSLEY 2, E STRICKLAND, P BREZEC, A HARRINGTON, J FOSTER. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MIAMI 6-13 (.462), R BUTLER 3-4, M JAMES 0-3, L ELLIS 2- 5, E HOUSE 1-1. INDIANA 6-13 (.462), R ARTEST 3-4, R MILLER 0-2, J TINSLEY 2- 4, E STRICKLAND 1-2, F JONES 0-1. TECHNICAL FOULS: MIAMI - COACH RILEY. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: BERNIE FRYER, MARC DAVIS, NOLAN FINE. A - 15,580. T - 2:09.
Game StoryINDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- The Miami Heat had no answer for Brad Miller and Ron Artest in the third quarter. Miller scored 13 points and Artest 11 in the third period as the Indiana Pacers pulled away from the Heat, 104-81, for their 10th consecutive home victory. Miller finished with 21 points and Artest 18 for the Pacers, who improved their league-best home mark to 17-1. Coupled with New Jersey's loss at Philadelphia, the Pacers moved one game in front of the Nets for the best record in the Eastern Conference. "Let me put it this way: We're in first place in our division, and we're now leading the conference with (New Jersey) losing tonight," Miller said. "So this was really an important win for us." Jermaine O'Neal and Al Harrington added 13 points apiece for Indiana, which recorded its fifth straight victory and handed Miami a sixth loss in seven games. All six Heat losses have occurred on the road. The Pacers scored the game's first five points and led thereafter. After Miller dunked to begin the third quarter and give Indiana a 53-42 advantage, the Heat scored the game's next seven points. But Artest countered with three 3-pointers in a four-minute span, the final one giving the Pacers a 66-51 lead with 4:45 left in the quarter. "They were just there," Artest said of his shots from the arc. "They left me wide open, so I shot them. I drive a lot. I am not usually that wide open out there." Indiana led, 83-60, by the end of the period and extended its advantage to as many as 27 points in the final 12 minutes. "It's not about fatigue," said Heat coach Pat Riley, whose team defeated Detroit in Miami on Tuesday. "Our guys came to play, wanted to play and were prepared to play. We just got our (butts) kicked." Rasual Butler paced Miami with 21 points but fellow rookie Caron Butler, who averaged 21 points over his previous four games, was shut down by the hawking defense of Artest as he was held to 0-of-7 shooting and just two points. It was the first time this season he was held without a basket. "Ron had to be one of the defensive players, if not the best, defensive player in the league," Miller said. "He played great (defense on Caron Butler). He's so tough and physical, he reminds me of me with his aggressiveness." "I just fell (my right wrist) and after that, I couldn't do anything with it, I couldn't turn it over and I couldn't go strong to my right," Butler said. "Take nothing away from Ron Artest - he's a great defender - but I just couldn't do anything with my wrist tonight." Indiana shot 53 percent (38-of-72) and limited Miami to just under 40 percent (29-of-73). The Pacers are 9-0 this season when they make at least half their shots. "Defensively, they are one of the best teams in the league," Riley said. "We had a very difficult time running our offense." The Pacers also recorded 11 steals and turned the ball over just 10 times. It was the second straight game and the third time this season Indiana has had more steals than turnovers. "I think this is what everyone hoped for," Thomas said. "When you're playing this well, this is what you work for and what you dream about. Give the guys credit, they've earned (it)."
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