Recap: Miami vs. Indiana
Sports Network | November 22, 2008
Miami, FL (Sports Network) - Dwyane Wade continued his brilliant start to the young season as his 38-point, eight-assist effort lifted Miami to a 109-100 victory over the Pacers.
Wade, fresh off a 40-point, 11-assist performance, hit 15-of-24 from the field for Miami, which has won two of three. Shawn Marion was solid in recording 18 points, nine rebounds, six steals and four assists, while rookie Michael Beasley added 17 points and six boards.
Udonis Haslem, nursing a toe injury, contributed 16 points and eight boards in the win.
Marquis Daniels and Danny Granger paced Indiana with 25 and 23 points respectively, as the club has dropped four of its last five games.
The teams traded baskets for most of the fourth and Granger's three-pointer with 2:41 to play made it a 99-98 game in favor of the Heat.
Haslem came down and missed a jumper, but consecutive steals led to fastbreak dunks by Wade and Haslem. Beasley's jumper on the next possession escalated Miami's lead to 105-98 with 1:16 to play, and put the game out of reach for the Pacers.
Indiana pulled ahead in the early going with a 9-2 run to end the first, as Daniels' 10th point of the frame put his team up 31-20.
The Heat nearly matched the Pacers point-for-point in the second and trailed 60-48 at the break before rallying the next quarter.
A 14-3 run -- thanks to six points at the stripe -- got the Heat within 65-64 midway through the third. Chris Quinn's three-ball at the third-quarter buzzer knotted the game, 79-79.
The host has won 10 of the last 11 in this series...It was Wade's sixth 30- plus point game of the season...Rasho Nesterovic and T.J. Ford scored 13 and 11 points, respectively, for Indiana, while teammate Troy Murphy led all players with 11 rebounds.
