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To say the Miami Heat took game three over the Pacers last night, 114 – 96, is being, well, just plain polite. The Heat demolished the Pacers and put on a ferocious clinic in dominating basketball last evening. LeBron scored 22 points but Wade, Bosh and Haslam all joined him in the scoring party; Wade had 18 points, Haslam added 17 points and Chris Bosh finished with 15 points. This outcome of this game was never in doubt as LeBron and the Heat took control from the early stages of the first period, leading by double digits most of the game. At one point in the third period the Pacers pulled to within 8 points, then 7 points, only to see the runaway freight train that was the Miami Heat scoring machine pull away again. LeBron was dominant in the paint, even with 7’2″ Hibbert trying to shut him down, and the Heat shot a sizzling 54.5% from the field for the game. This was against the Pacers who were arguably the best defensive team in the East this season. Hibbert had 20 points and 17 rebounds for the Pacers, and David West added 21 points in the losing effort. The 70 points scored by Miami in the first half set a franchise record for first half points in a playoff game.
All in all, a dominant win by the Heat to take a 2-1 lead in the series. So, we have game three on Tuesday night from Indianapolis. Can the Pacers respond and go back to Miami with the series at 2-2. They better, or else it may all come to an end when the series does return to Miami.
Tonight, the San Antonio Spurs can close out the Western Conference finals with a win in Memphis. They lead 3-0, but the games have been close. Do not rule out the Grizzlies perhaps taking this game at home but have to think the Spurs are going to advance. The question is, will is be time to bring out the brooms tonight?
