Wade overtake Heat to win over Pacers

Wade overtake Heat to win over Pacers which scored 14 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, plus got a steal and found James Posey for the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:29 left that sparked the Heat to a 100-96 victory over the Indiana Pacers - a game where the defending NBA champions rallied from a seven-point deficit in the final 4:02.

The heat did seven of its eight final shots, closing the worked game in a 16-5.

"We were very fortunate to win," Heat coach Pat Riley said. "It took a lot of big defensive plays at the end. It took some great offensive plays by Dwyane, a big shot by Posey, and we get the winning."

Shaquille O'Neal wrote down 21 points in 10 for-12 shot and Posey had 18 in 6 for-6 which their shot - doing the five of its attempts of 3 points - for the heat, that beat Indiana for only the fourth time in last 20 meetings.

Danny Granger wrote down 24 points and Mike Dunleavy added 14 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana, that fell 1 1/2 games behind Orlando for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.

Wade simply assumed the control behind schedule for the heat, after surviving a repugnant fall in the third quarter. He was dribbling along the left sideline when he was pushed by Dunleavy and wound up sailing over the first row of courtside seats. Wade used his left arm - the shoulder he injured seven weeks ago - to brace his fall, but got up without a problem.

Antoine Walker had 11 points, and Udonis Haslem, buttock after an absence of the two-game with a bruised groin injuried, had 10 points and 8 rebounds for Miami.

Jeff Foster, Troy Murphy and Shawne Williams all had 10 points for Indiana, that was without the point guard Jamaal Tinsley (sore right elbow injuried) for the fifth straight game. They maintained to six points in 2 for-13 shots and it seated quiet to Jermaine O'Neal in its closet by several minutes after the game, head down.

Indiana lacked his first eight shots and dragged 26-13 after the hook of Alonzo Mourning with 26 seconds left in the first quzrter, before reuniting to obtain within 53-46 in half.

Miami gave Indiana eight points off turnovers in the second quarter, and kept the lead primarily because of Posey's spark off the bench. He hit all five of his shots in the quarter - four from 3-point range - for 14 points in the period.

After their 0-for-8 start, the Pacers shot 58 percent (23-for-40) over the next 25 minutes and pulled into a 67-all tie on Dunleavy's reverse layup with 3:35 left in the third. There were two more ties later in the third, before Murphy went to Indiana's weapon of choice - the 3-pointer - with 1 second left in the period, putting the Pacers up 74-71.
Murphy hit another 3-pointer - then Indiana's ninth in 12 tries on the night - to put his team up 79-73 with 10:16 left. But the Pacers missed each of their last five attempts from beyond the arc, and Miami pulled off its comeback.

Source: Fox Sport