The Indiana Pacers let a very winnable game slip through their fingers tonight, dropping in frustrating fashion to the Miami Heat. The NBA is a shot-making league, and that adage was on full display in this game. The Pacers fell into a hole early and despite some pushes in the first half, they still found themselves down by 15 at the tail end of the half.
The Pacers became frustrated by the officiating in the second quarter, but finally used that frustration to their advantage to close the half with back-to-back buckets from Thaddeus Young.