NBA Game Recap - Indiana at Miami
Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:30 PM EDT

MIL
121
ORL
107
F
LAL
116
POR
108
F
IND
115
MIA
124
F
HOU
107
OKC
119
F(OT)

Miami 124, Indiana 115

Aug 22, 2020, 3:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

(4) Indiana

27

29

34

25

115

(5) Miami

34

40

20

30

124

Butler scores 27 points, Heat beat Pacers to take 3-0 lead
Sat Aug 22, 2020 9:42 PM

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and the Miami Heat held off a furious rally to beat the Indiana Pacers 124-115 on Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference playoff series.

Goran Dragic added 24 points, Bam Adebayo had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyler Herro scored 20 points for the Heat. They plan to close out the first-round series Monday.

"We're never going into any game thinking that we're going to lose," Butler said. "We want to win. We know what we're capable of."

Malcolm Brogdon set career playoff highs with 34 points and 14 assists for the Pacers. T.J. Warren scored 23 points, and Victor Oladipo added 20.

Now, the Pacers are on the brink of elimination.

"We know what Game 4 is about," Pacers coach Nate McMillan said. "We're down 3-0. It's win or go home. As I told our guys, you're not dead. We're not dead. We showed this second half what we're capable of doing, but we've got to put together that type of intensity, that type of belief for 48 minutes."

Dragic spun through the Pacers and made a layup as time expired in the second quarter to put the Heat up 74-56. The Heat made 11 3-pointers in the highest-scoring half in franchise playoff history.

"Just not playing hard enough, not executing, not being physical enough on defensive end," Brogdon said.

Indiana opened the second half with a 12-2 run to trim Miami's lead to eight.

The Pacers challenged a call in the final minute of the third quarter when Indiana's Myles Turner got tangled up with Miami's Kelly Olynyk and was called for a loose ball foul. The call was overturned, and Olynyk was called for the loose ball foul. Turner made one of two free throws to cut Miami's lead to four.

Indiana cut it to two points three times in the fourth quarter.

"We talked about how we're going to have to get one out the mud," Butler said. "We're not going to make shots every night, but I think we did a great job on the defensive end and getting to the foul line."

Indiana gained confidence with its solid second half.

"That's what we've been trying to accomplish and execute for the past three games," Brogdon said. "That was really the half that we were able to fully execute for 24 minutes. We'll carry that into the next game and keep going at them."

TIP-INS

Heat: Dragic scored 11 points in the first quarter. ... Made 6 of 9 3-pointers in the first quarter. ... Outscored the Pacers 15-2 at the free-throw line in the second quarter.

Pacers: McMillan was given a technical foul in the second quarter. ... Held Miami to 5-for-19 shooting in the third quarter. ... Oladipo fouled out in the final minute. ... Turner had 15 points and 12 rebounds.

STAT LINES

Miami made 43 of 52 free throws while Indiana made 21 of 28.

"I can't explain that," McMillan said. "I can't explain that. Fifty-two free throws is ridiculous. ... This is the playoffs. I thought some of those calls were - I just - I can't explain it."

Butler made 17 of 20 free throws.

QUOTABLE

Herro, a rookie, on whether he gets nervous: "No. Whether it's the regular season or a playoff game, I'm going to come out with the same mentality. And that's to kill and do what my team needs me to do to get a `W.' We've got a bunch of dogs on our team and I don't think any of us gets nervous in these situations."

UP NEXT

Game 4 is Monday.

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Leaders

Indiana PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
M. Brogdon 34 -7 14 7 2 0
T. Warren 23 -6 2 6 5 1
Miami PTS +/- AST REB ST BLK
J. Butler 27 -2 4 8 3 1
G. Dragic 24 3 6 2 3 0

Team Comparison

IND MIA
Points For 115 124
Field Goals 41/84-49% 34/75-45%
Three Pointers 12/33-36% 13/33-39%
Free Throws 21/28-75% 43/52-83%
Offensive Rebounds 7 7
Defensive Rebounds 30 39
Rebounds 41 59
Blocks 5 2
Steals 10 10
Turnovers 14 16
Points Scored Off Turnovers 17 17
Points in the Paint 42 38
Fast Break Points 22 7
Personal Fouls 31 19
Technical Fouls 1 0
Flagrant Fouls 0 0
Ejections 0 0

2019-20 Playoffs - MIA Leads Series 3-0

Date Result Away Pts Ldr Home Pts Ldr
Tue Aug 18 MIA 113 @ IND 101 J. Butler 28 T. Warren 22
Thu Aug 20 MIA 109 @ IND 100 D. Robinson 24 V. Oladipo 22
Sat Aug 22 IND 115 @ MIA 124 M. Brogdon 34 J. Butler 27

Game Information

Stadium: AdventHealth Arena, Reunion, Florida
Attendance: 0
Game Time: 2:38