The Indiana Pacers moved to 8-5 with the victory over the Miami Heat on Friday in South Beach. The game was littered with questionable officiating, namely on the ejection of Thaddeus Young. Nevertheless, the Blue and Gold used a 33-21 third quarter to win in hostile territory 110-102, their highest point total in the last seven games. The offense was balanced with five players (Oladipo, Bogdanovic, Sabonis, Collison, and Joseph) scoring 14 or more points. They made the right plays when they needed to and stuck to the Pacers brand of basketball.
Their next opponent was a Chris Paul injury from downing the Golden State Warriors last season.