Pacers put on historic shooting show, run away from Heat 144-129
MIAMI (AP) Let's put what the Indiana Pacers did on Saturday night in perspective. They missed 15 shots in the first quarter, then 14 shots in the next three quarters combined.
Oh, and without their best player.
Add it all up, and the NBA's highest-scoring team just put on a dazzling offensive show - the best-shooting show ever against the Miami Heat. Bruce Brown scored 30 points, Obi Toppin added 22 and the Pacers shook off the absence of leading scorer Tyrese Haliburton to beat the Heat 144-129.
“The start wasn't awesome,” Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “But the fight was there from start to finish.”
The Pacers missed their first shot of the second quarter and were shooting 36% - 9 for 25 - at that point.
They shot an absurd 78% - 47 for 60 - the rest of the way.
The Pacers finished at 66%, the second-best rate in franchise history. They shot 67% against Minnesota on Oct. 24, 2017. And it was the best percentage ever shot against a Heat team; the Los Angeles Lakers shot 64% against Miami on Nov. 23, 1988.
“You have to credit Indiana,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “You took out their best player, the guy that drives this offense, and they didn't slow down one bit.”
T.J. McConnell shot 10 for 11 and finished with 20 points and 11 assists off the bench for Indiana, and Aaron Nesmith also had 20 points for the Pacers.
Jimmy Butler scored 33 points for Miami, which got 18 from Caleb Martin. The 273 points in the two games against the Pacers - Miami won 142-132 on Thursday - were the most ever by Miami in a two-game span.
The Heat went 1-1 in those games, even with the Pacers playing without Haliburton - who had 44 points in Thursday's game.
Haliburton was dealing with right knee soreness and what the team said was an upper respiratory infection. Carlisle said it was the non-COVID illness, not the knee, that kept Haliburton out on Saturday. Haliburton missed one other game this season - and in that one, the Pacers lost 155-104 to Boston.
They get a second chance at Boston on Saturday in the In-Season Tournament quarterfinals.
“We were in this situation before in Boston when Ty was out and I only had two points,” Brown said. “That's unacceptable. So, I took a challenge mentally to be better tonight.”
Miami lost starting forward Haywood Highsmith after just three minutes because of back spasms - Martin started the second half in his place - and the Heat were again without All-Star center Bam Adebayo because of a bruised left hip.
Adebayo missed the second half of Thursday's win because of the hip issue, which has bothered him for a couple weeks, and already has been ruled out of Miami's next game Wednesday at Toronto. The earliest he might play again is Friday when the Heat play host to Cleveland.
“We just want to take care of it before it does take a turn for something else,” Spoelstra said. “He seems to continue to get hit in that exact same spot, which is almost impossible. But we’ll take care of it.”
Adebayo was clearly missed on the defensive end. The Pacers made 23 of 28 shots in the paint over the middle two quarters, fueling a stretch where they outscored Miami 81-67 over those 24 minutes.
UP NEXT
Pacers: Host Boston in an In-Season Tournament quarterfinal game Monday.
Heat: Visit Toronto on Wednesday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Myles Turner vs. Orlando Robinson (Obi Toppin gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 |  | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Kyle Lowry defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Orlando Robinson assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:12 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 11:12 | | Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:12 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 11:00 | | Orlando Robinson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Kyle Lowry defensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | Bruce Brown misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:20 | | Kyle Lowry defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | Obi Toppin blocks Haywood Highsmith's three point jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:55 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point jump shot | 1-4 |
| 9:38 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:35 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | Duncan Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Buddy Hield steals) | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point layup (Buddy Hield assists) | 3-4 |
| 9:13 | | Haywood Highsmith turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Nembhard steals) | ||
| 9:13 | | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 9:13 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-4 |
| 9:13 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-4 |
| 8:57 | | +2 | Orlando Robinson makes two point hook shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 5-6 |
| 8:47 | | Buddy Hield misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:47 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Myles Turner misses two point layup | ||
| 8:34 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Caleb Martin turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:15 | | Obi Toppin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Duncan Robinson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:53 | | Duncan Robinson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point driving layup (Orlando Robinson assists) | 5-8 |
| 7:42 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 7:18 | | Kyle Lowry offensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Heat turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 7:07 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 7-8 |
| 6:42 | | Caleb Martin misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Bruce Brown turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:36 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:20 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 7-11 |
| 6:08 | | Caleb Martin personal foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 5:59 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Kyle Lowry defensive rebound | ||
| 5:45 | | Kyle Lowry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 5:32 | | Kyle Lowry personal foul (Loose ball) (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Kyle Lowry defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 7-14 |
| 4:58 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point dunk (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 9-14 |
| 4:39 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:36 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point stepback jump shot | 12-14 |
| 4:06 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Aaron Nesmith defensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | +3 | Kevin Love makes three point jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 12-17 |
| 3:36 | | Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 3:36 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:36 | | +1 | Kevin Love makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 12-18 |
| 3:21 | | Bennedict Mathurin offensive foul (Charge) (Kyle Lowry draws the foul) | ||
| 3:21 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point driving layup (Kevin Love assists) | 12-20 |
| 2:55 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point cutting finger roll layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 14-20 |
| 2:38 | | Caleb Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | Caleb Martin misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:16 | | Caleb Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | Isaiah Jackson blocks Caleb Martin's two point tip layup | ||
| 2:16 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | Caleb Martin personal foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:16 | | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-20 |
| 2:16 | | +1 | Isaiah Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 16-20 |
| 2:13 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point driving layup (Kevin Love assists) | 16-22 |
| 2:12 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:54 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 18-22 |
| 1:48 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 18-25 |
| 1:36 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point pullup jump shot | 20-25 |
| 1:24 | | Ben Sheppard personal foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving layup | 22-25 |
| 0:57 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point turnaround jump shot | 22-27 |
| 0:42 | | Kevin Love shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 0:42 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-27 |
| 0:42 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:39 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point stepback jump shot | 23-30 |
| 0:20 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point reverse layup (Isaiah Jackson assists) | 25-30 |
| 0:04 | | Aaron Nesmith shooting foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:04 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | +1 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-31 |
| 0:00 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | +3 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes three point jump shot (Josh Richardson assists) | 25-34 |
| 11:29 | | Jamal Cain personal foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 11:21 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:18 | | Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point putback layup | 27-34 |
| 11:18 | | Josh Richardson turnover (inbound) | ||
| 11:13 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 29-34 |
| 11:01 | | Bennedict Mathurin personal foul (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | Orlando Robinson makes two point layup | 29-36 |
| 10:43 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point cutting dunk (T.J. McConnell assists) | 31-36 |
| 10:29 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:28 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 33-36 |
| 10:21 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:04 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 9:54 | | Buddy Hield personal foul (Away from play) (Duncan Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:54 | | +1 | Duncan Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 33-37 |
| 9:45 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Loose ball) (Orlando Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:35 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 33-39 |
| 9:19 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:16 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | Aaron Nesmith blocks Josh Richardson's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:04 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point pullup jump shot (Orlando Robinson assists) | 33-41 |
| 8:45 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:34 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Josh Richardson turnover (bad pass) (Buddy Hield steals) | ||
| 8:26 | | Orlando Robinson shooting foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 8:26 | | Aaron Nesmith misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:26 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Aaron Nesmith misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:22 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 33-43 |
| 7:53 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 35-43 |
| 7:41 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 35-45 |
| 7:22 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 37-45 |
| 7:22 | | Jamal Cain shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 7:22 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 38-45 |
| 7:10 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Jamal Cain draws the foul) | ||
| 6:57 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 41-45 |
| 6:28 | | Aaron Nesmith personal foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul) | ||
| 6:28 | | +1 | Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-46 |
| 6:28 | | +1 | Kyle Lowry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-47 |
| 6:20 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point cutting dunk (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 43-47 |
| 6:08 | | Obi Toppin personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 6:08 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-48 |
| 6:08 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-49 |
| 5:57 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:45 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point layup (Kevin Love assists) | 43-51 |
| 5:44 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:31 | | Kevin Love personal foul (Aaron Nesmith draws the foul) | ||
| 5:21 | | +3 | Aaron Nesmith makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 46-51 |
| 5:08 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Kevin Love assists) | 46-54 |
| 4:57 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point driving dunk (Aaron Nesmith assists) | 48-54 |
| 4:57 | | Josh Richardson shooting foul (Obi Toppin draws the foul) | ||
| 4:57 | | +1 | Obi Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 49-54 |
| 4:54 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:36 | |