The Indiana Pacers (34 - 43) defeated the Miami Heat (34 - 43) 112 - 89 on Sunday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. With both teams just barely on the outside looking in for the final spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race and less than 10 games left in the regular season, this marked another extremely important outing. The Pacers were able to come out victorious though, pulling even with the Heat in the standings and pushing themselves within striking distance at just one game back from the Boston Celtics for the eighth and final projected playoff seed. In order to seal the win, the Pacers used a superior rebounding performance, out - rebounding the Heat 55 - 37. After missing eight months with a broken leg, Paul George made his highly anticipated return to the court Sunday, playing in a limited 15 minutes of action. He was still quite productive despite the minutes restriction, going 5 - for - 12 from the field and 3 - for - 6 from the three - point line to score 13 points. With the playoffs potentially in the future, it was a good sign for the Pacers, as they will need the former all - star's playmaing abilities during this final stretch of the season. Along with George, Luis Scola also put in a strong performance off the bench. In just 18 minutes, he was able to finish with a double - double, recording a team - high of 23 points (10 - 15 FG, 3 - 3 FT), to go along with 12 rebounds. After shooting less than 30 percent from the floor in each of his last two games, he was able to get dialed back in Sunday and help the Pacers come out on top. Solomon Hill led the starters offensively, posting 19 points (6 - 10 FG, 3 - 5 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT) and six rebounds. C.J. Miles chipped in with 17 points (6 - 13 FG, 5 - 10 3Pt) and two assists as well. While the Heat struggled to keep up with the Pacers in this one, Dwyane Wade still played well and continued his stellar season, recording a game - high of 27 points (11 - 21 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 5 - 7 FT), while also adding three assists. He's combined to shoot 22 - of - 39 from the field over his last two games while scoring 61 points, as his shot looks to be locked in. On the season, he's pushed his averages to 22 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists per game. Goran Dragic also had some success against this Pacer's team during the loss. He went 6 - for - 10 from the field and 1 - for - 2 from beyond the arc to score 15 points, to go along with five assists. The Heat's backcourt is going to be heavily relied upon to help get this team into the playoffs, so both Wade and Dragic will need to step their game up even further in the near future. Coming off the bench, James Ennis added 17 points (6 - 11 FG, 1 - 4 3Pt, 4 - 4 FT) and five rebounds in 28 minutes. The Pacers' next game will be on the road against the New York Knicks on Wednesday, while the Heat will be at home against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday.
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 "TeamStat(G,'Heat') has 43 Losses ,has 89 Total points ,has 37 Rebounds ,has 34 Wins ."]