Series Summary
The series marked the third consecutive year that the Heat and the Pacers faced off in the playoffs including the second consecutive time in the Conference Finals. The Heat won the previous two match ups against the Pacers and the Pacers would try to dethrone the Heat as Eastern Conference Champions. In Game 1, the Pacers finally started a series on the right foot by defeating the Heat, 107-96, as they took the series opener. The Pacers jumped to a 10 point lead early and they never looked back, leading by as much as 19. However, the Heat responded by taking Game 2, 87-83, and the home court advantage. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade led the Heat in the clutch, scoring the Heat's last 20 points. Lance Stephenson led the Pacers with 25 points but he was held to one field goal in the fourth quarter. The Heat would proceed to win Game 3, 99-87, to take a 2-1 series lead. The Pacers started strong, leading by as much as 15 in the second quarter before the Heat cut the lead to 4 by halftime. The Heat would eventually pull away in the fourth quarter with the help of Ray Allen's 16 points including four key three pointers in the final period. In Game 4, after scoring just a total of 27 points in the first three games, Chris Bosh finally broke out of his slump by scoring 25 points, almost matching his total from the first three games. James led the Heat with 32 points to give the Heat a wire-to-wire 102-90 victory that put them one game away from the NBA Finals.In Game 5, it seemed like the Heat would finish off the Pacers when they led by 11 in the third quarter. However, James received his fourth and fifth foul early in the third quarter, putting him on the bench and giving the Pacers momentum to come back and take Game 5, 93-90, to stave off elimination. Paul George led the Pacers with 37 points, including 21 in the fourth quarter alone. The Heat had a chance to win but Bosh missed a three pointer. James also produced his worst playoff game, scoring just 7 points after being plagued by foul trouble. However, the Heat would not let the series go to a Game 7 as they blew out the Pacers in Game 6, 117-92, finishing them off for the third straight year as they advanced to their fourth straight NBA Finals appearance.
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