NBA Game Summary - Indiana at Miami
Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) - It was a struggle for the NBA's top 3-point shooting team, but the Miami Heat kept chucking.
And finally, those shots began to fall.
Ray Allen nailed a go-ahead 3-pointer with 59.5 seconds remaining and the Heat escaped with a 97-94 triumph over the Indiana Pacers.
Miami, which came in shooting 38.6 percent from beyond the arc, missed its first nine from deep before connecting on five of its last 12 attempts.
The Heat trailed by as many as 15 in the third, but battled back and back-to- back triples by Chris Bosh and Allen gave Miami its first lead, 95-92, since it was 14-13 during the middle stages of the first quarter.
David West sunk two free throws at the other end to cut the deficit to 95-94 with 44.4 seconds left and Chris Andersen misfired from the right baseline on Miami's next touch, but George Hill threw a pass behind Paul George along the left baseline and LeBron James picked it off with 13.9 ticks on the clock.
Allen then made two free throws and George's step-through 3-pointer from the top of the arc was well off the mark with 4.1 seconds remaining to seal the outcome.