Pacers survive the Heat in Game 2

     According to Coleman (2013), Lebron Jame's late turnovers lead to 97-93 Indiana win in Miami (p.nd). Lebron had a very good game, in which he had 36 points, 3 steals and 3 assists. Lebron's mistake was to do 2 turnovers with 45 seconds left in the 4th quarter. The Eastern Conference finals are tied and home-court advantage now belongs to the Indiana Pacers (Reynolds,2013,p.nd). According to Reynolds (2013), Roy Hibbert scored a postseason career-high 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds (p.nd). Unlike Game 1, Roy Hibbert was on the floor for nearly the entire 4th quarter; Lebron wasn't able to get any easy layups (Coleman,2013,p.nd). According to Coleman (2013), the Pacers did a nice job of controlling the pace throughout the entire game, leading by as many as 13 points midway through the first half (p.nd).

     That game was just Heat's 4th loss in the last 50 games (Reynolds,2013,p.nd). According to Reynolds (2013), the Pacers closed the game on a 13-5 run and denied one of the game's best play makers in James twice in the final moments to finish it off (p.nd). Dwyane Wade had another solid-yet-unspectacular night with 14 points and 5 assists; Bosh ended his night with 17 points and 5 boards (Coleman,2013,p.nd). Chris Andersen continued to provide a spark off the bench with 7 points and a blocked shot in just 15 minutes on the floor (Coleman,2013,p.nd). "It's one of the best basketball games I've ever been part of Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "It wasn't about Lebron making mistakes down the stretch, he played one of the best backetball games I've ever seen anybody play, we were just able to make a couple plays late in game" (Reynolds,2013,p.nd). Game 3 will be in Indianapolis, on Sunday night.

References:
Coleman (2013) Pacers vs Heat Game 2, NBA Playoffs 2013 Lebron James' late turnovers lead to 97-93 Indiana win. Retrieved from: www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/5/24/4364360/2013-nba-playoffs-heat-vs-pacers-game-2-results-score

Reynolds (2013) Pacers steal Game 2 from Heat, 97-93. Retrieved from: www.nba.com/games/20130524/INDMIA/gameinfo.html?ls=pot