Overview
- Miami pulled away with 44 points in the fourth quarter after trailing by four in the third.
- Bam Adebayo (back) and Tyler Herro were out, while Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Andrew Wiggins each scored 28 as Norman Powell added 25 and Nikola Jovic 19.
- The Heat forced 14 second-half turnovers and turned them into 25 points to key the transition attack.
- The 83-point second half was the franchise’s most after halftime, and outlets differ on whether this was Miami’s sixth or seventh 140-point game of the season.
- Miami improved to 17-15 by beating the NBA-worst 6-26 Pacers; next is Denver, with Adebayo listed probable and Herro ruled out.