Indiana Pacers at Miami Heat
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Heat run away in 4th quarter and beat Pacers 142-116 to hand Indiana its 8th straight loss
Norman Powell scored 23 for the Heat, who won for the second consecutive night. Miami outscored Indiana 44-22 in the final quarter, after leading 98-94 going into the last 12 minutes.
Miami had 83 points in the second half, and had a 60-23 edge in bench scoring.
Nikola Jovic scored 19 for Miami, with the Heat outscoring Indiana by 35 points in his 25 minutes. The Heat scored at least 140 points for the sixth time this season and seventh time in 2025, after reaching 140 points seven times — combined — from 1988 through 2024.
Indiana's Aaron Nesmith returned after missing 19 games with a shoulder injury. He scored nine points in 19 minutes.
“He has worked extremely hard to get back to this point," Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. “And so now we’ve got to navigate this thing the right way.”
The Heat were again without Tyler Herro (toe) and Bam Adebayo (back). Both are progressing, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Herro has been limited to six games this season and has missed nine of Miami's last 10 — while Adebayo has missed the last two, with nagging things that were turning into bigger issues.
“He really needed this time ... he's dealing with some (things) because of overcompensation,” Spoelstra said of Adebayo. “I think he's feeling a lot better each day."
Heat: Host the Denver Nuggets on Monday.
Regular Season Series
MIA leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 116 - 142 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 116 - 140 |
| 4th 2.8 |  |
Myron Gardner offensive rebound | 116 - 140 |
| 4th 5.8 | |
Simone Fontecchio misses 23-foot three point jumper | 116 - 140 |
| 4th 12.1 | |
Quenton Jackson vs. Simone Fontecchio (Keshad Johnson gains possession) | 116 - 140 |
Statistics
 IND |
 MIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 46-93 | FG | 55-107 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 12-38 | 3PT | 12-31 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 12-16 | FT | 20-21 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 95 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 30 | Assists | 33 |
| 6 | Steals | 17 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
| 26 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 26 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 38 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 30 |
| 56 | Points in Paint | 78 |
| 22 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 26 |
| 19 | Lead Changes | 19 |
| 11 | Percent Led | 78 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Davion Mitchell, G | Day-To-Day | Jan 23 |
| Kel'el Ware, C | Day-To-Day | Jan 23 |
| Tyler Herro, G | Out | Jan 19 |
| Terry Rozier, G | Out | Oct 23 |
Indiana Pacers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bennedict Mathurin, G | Out | Jan 22 |
| Quenton Jackson, G | Day-To-Day | Jan 22 |
| Obi Toppin, F | Out | Oct 31 |
| Tyrese Haliburton, G | Out | Jul 7 |
Game Information
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,715 · Capacity:
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Milwaukee2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando |
- | 20 | L2 | 0.53488374 | 23 |
 Miami |
1 | 22 | L1 | 0.51111114 | 23 |
 Atlanta |
3.5 | 25 | W1 | 0.45652175 | 21 |
 Charlotte |
7 | 28 | W1 | 0.37777779 | 17 |
 Washington |
13 | 33 | L8 | 0.23255815 | 10 |
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