ScoreBoard: LeBron James and Chris Bosh Help Heat Take 3-1 Series Lead

LeBron James had a game-high 32 points to help the Miami Heat defeat the Indiana Pacers 102-90. James had a team-high 10 rebounds, team-high 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Chris Bosh had his best game of the series with 25 points and 6 rebounds for the Heat. James and Bosh made a combined 5 out of 8 from downtown. The Heat combined to make 8 out of 24 three-pointers for the game. Dwyane Wade had 15 points and Ray Allen came off the bench with 9 points.

 
Paul George led the Pacers with 23 points and 7 rebounds. David West had 20 points and game-high 12 rebounds for the Pacers. George Hill had 15 points and Luis Scola came off the bench with 12 points. The Pacers had a lot of players in foul trouble; 4 players had four or more fouls and the Pacers had 27 team fouls compared to the Heat 17 team fouls. That led to Miami shooting 34 free throws compared to Indiana shooting 17 and that was the main reason Miami was able to win.

Miami now leads the series 3-1 with the chance to close out the Pacers in five games. If the Pacers lose this series after obtaining home court advantage, most likely some of their starters won’t return next season and their coach job might be in jeopardy.

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