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Saturday, May 24, 2014Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed IND by 7 after the first quarter and won 99–87.

Final · CF · G3 · Box score
Pacers87
Heat99
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +12
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Pacers-Heat

Miami goes up 2–1 on Indiana

LeBron James goes for 26 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-4+7+12MIA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2121222387
Heat1424332899
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 22, 22, 28, 49, 29, 25, 22, 26MIA26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 14, 14, 20, 15, 28, 27, 23, 23MIA23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 11, 23, 39, 15, 12, 24, 14, 17IND17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 28, 14, 17, 4, 11, 19, 12, 16IND16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 87Heat 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2121222387
Heat1424332899
The story
Dwyane Wade had 23 points as Miami beat Indiana 99-87

Lance Stephenson led Indiana with 11 REB, 10 PTS, 5 AST 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 9-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Heat took the third 33-22.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −7−4+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.0Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.0 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 23 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.3Reg. season avg45.5Today

46 minutes today, against 35.3 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 26

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 22, 22, 28, 49, 29, 25, 22, 26Heat-Pacers · W
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 14, 14, 20, 15, 28, 27, 23, 23Heat-Pacers · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 30, 18, 11, 23, 39, 15, 12, 24, 14, 17Pacers-Heat · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · −4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 28, 14, 17, 4, 11, 19, 12, 16Pacers-Heat · L
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 19, 13, 9, 11, 13, 12, 3, 16Heat-Pacers · W
9.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 9, 12, 14, 17, 29, 19, 10, 13Pacers-Heat · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Heat9