By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and Goran Dragic added 24 as the Miami Heat beat the Indiana Pacers 124-115 to take a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference playoff series.
Bam Adebayo had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Tyler Herro scored 20 points for the Heat who weathered the storm when Indiana made a furious comeback in the second half. Indiana cut it to two points three times in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t get over the hump.
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 with Domantas Sabonis still missing from the team.
“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.”