NBA Predictions: Can Heat notch win as underdogs at Pacers? 3/25/18
BC-BKN-Heat-Pacers, 1st Ld-Writethru, 364Oladipo helps Pacers top Heat in OT to clinch playoff spotAP Photo NAF109, NAF112, NAF110, NAF107, NAF108, NAF106, NAF103, NAF104, NAF102, NAF105, NAF101Eds: APNewsNow.
You would think that securing a playoff spot shouldn't be a big deal for the Pacers.
Hardly anyone expected the Pacers to be remotely close to the situation they are in now.
The Sixers get their first berth in the Eastern Conference in six years after the Indiana Pacers defeated the Miami Heat on Sunday evening. "We're going to continue to fight, continue to play".
Darren Collison finished with 12 points, made the go ahead 3-pointer to put the Pacers ahead 101-100 with 2:49 remaining in overtime, and in scored 11 straight points to pull away.
For the eighth time in the last nine seasons, the Indiana Pacers are headed to the postseason.
Heat: Miami had 10 turnovers in the first half and finished with 17 overall.
The game was not exactly a breeze after the first quarter where Miami connected on seemingly every shot they took, opposite of IN who struggled mightily shooting the ball. The Pacers are a 4-point or a 3.5-point favorite if you shop around, while the total is 207 nearly everywhere but can be bet at 206.5 at some books. Johnson forced overtime with a free throw with 8.3 seconds left in regulation.
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The fourth quarter was not pretty for IN as the allowed Miami to get back IN the game eventually taking the lead. Darren Collison then hit two jumpers to essentially seal it.
"Our (job) is still not done", Young said. The fact is they are 11 games over.
Miami had 10 turnovers and IN had four IN the first half, and both teams finished with 17 apiece.
Thaddeus Young contributed 22 points and nine rebounds, and Bojan Bogdanovic added 18 points for the Pacers. The Pacers had four turnovers in five possessions in the fourth quarter which almost cost them the game. Entering Sunday, the newly minted All-Star was averaging 23.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Wade said it felt OK after scoring seven points in 20 minutes.
In order to be successful going forward, IN can't afford to turn the ball over IN late game situations. "They're obviously playing a high level of basketball".
Great teams have these kinds of games where if their leading rebounder gets in foul trouble early (Myles Turner), the entire unit makes sure to rebound.
IN was 42-40 last season, and most observers expected the team to fall off after trading All-Star Paul George to Oklahoma City for Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis.
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