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INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana took every shot Miami could muster Wednesday night. Nike Air Max 90 Rea . Then the Pacers threw a couple of their own punches — and put the two-time defending champs on the mat. Paul George scored 23 points, Roy Hibbert added 21 and Indiana rallied from a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Heat 84-83, taking a three-game lead over Miami in the chase of the Eastern Conferences top seed. "Theyre the champs, theyre going to bring out the best in us," said David West, who made a 3-pointer with 50.2 seconds to go. "They bring out the best in anybody. I thought we just had enough fight." It was one of those rare grudge matches that actually lived up to the billing. Before the game, the teams chided one another with dueling comments. Afterward, nobody was ready to make up. And in between, the action got downright nasty. LeBron James needed a cotton swab in his nose to keep playing in the fourth quarter after getting whacked in the face. Dwyane Wade spent the final minute of the game icing his right hamstring. Pacers centre Roy Hibbert finished the game despite taking an elbow to the face that left him so groggy he didnt even remember getting hit. James and George both wound up taking spills into basket supports, and Lance Stephenson was ejected midway through the fourth quarter after picking up his second technical foul for celebrating a basket. The angry Stephenson waved his hand at the ref and after leaving the court, threw a towel and kicked a door. Coach Frank Vogel was not amused, saying he had a stern talk with his budding star guard before he went home. But it typified a rugged night for Miami (48-22). "It is what it is, they ref the game, we play it," James said. The NBAs best home team ended a two-game losing streak, took a 2-1 lead in the season series and now has the inside track to home-court advantage with just 10 games to play. And (52-20) Indiana still managed to do all of that on a night James seemed to be at his best. The four-time MVP finished with 38 points, eight rebounds, five assists, was 9 of 15 from the field and 14 of 15 from the free throw line. The problem: James also had six turnovers, Wade had six more turnovers and Miami managed only one basket over the final 3 minutes, 23 seconds. James and Bosh both missed late jumpers that would have given Miami the lead, the last an airball by Bosh from just right of the top of the key as time expired. "Unfortunately, that was what I diagramed," coach Erik Spoelstra said. "It probably wasnt the best call. It might have been a little too gunslinger on my part. I just wanted an open shot." They were so hard to come by Wednesday night that James was even called for a flagrant foul when he drove to the basket and sent the 7-foot-2, 290-pound Hibbert crashing to the ground. When Hibbert got up, he stumbled. Eventually he had to leave the court to change his blood-spattered jersey, but he refused to sit against the Heat. Hibbert dominated the first half yet again, scoring 17 points. But when the Heat decided to make things tough on Hibbert in the second half, George and his teammates took advantage. George spurred the first fourth-quarter run with two monster dunks — one over the hand of a trailing James — to get the Pacers back in the game. Later, it was Evan Turner, the trade deadline acquisition, who delivered two of Indianas biggest baskets of the night. The first came after James final turnover, on a breakaway layup. The second came courtesy of Mario Chalmers turnover out of bounds. When the middle of the court opened up, Turner bolted through a clear path for an 81-80 lead with 90 seconds to go. "I know how to get my space, Ive been doing that forever, you know what I mean?" Turner said, likely adding another spark to a rivalry that needs none. "Some of my moves Ive been doing since I was a little kid, so I can walk a pretty fine line when it comes to that." After Hibbert made 1 of 2 free throws, Turner scored on the layups, West hit the knockout 3 and all Miami got was a 3 from Bosh with 2.9 seconds left. "Theyre a tough team, psychologically against most teams they have the edge," West said. "Theyve got the best player in the game. Their pedigree, their entire organization, you understand what youre going to get." NOTES: Indiana has won its first back-to-back division titles since 1998-99 and 1999-2000. ... The Heat are now 7-8 in March. ... The Pacers and Heat meet again April 11 in Miami. Nike Air Max 90 Herr Rea .com) - In a game between teams at the bottom of their respective conferences that could be key determining draft lottery odds, the Edmonton Oilers prevailed over the Buffalo Sabres, 3-2, on Thursday. Nike Air Max 90 Dam Online . -- Despite being only two games above .ANAHEIM, Calif. - For the second time in three days, the Anaheim Ducks went into the third period tied at home and ended up with only one point to show for it. This time, it was the determined Arizona Coyotes who took a shootout victory from the two-time Pacific Division champions.Rob Klinkhammer and Shane Doan scored 58 seconds apart early in the second period, Mike Smith made 37 saves and Mikkel Boedker got the deciding goal in the tiebreaker, leading the Coyotes to a 3-2 win on Friday night. It was the their third straight win — all by one-goal margins after beating Washington 6-5 and Toronto 3-2.When you come here and get a win, its huge, Doan said. Its a tough building to play in. We had to find a way to play our best. If we play our best, we have a chance. And tonight we were good for probably about 40 minutes.Ryan Getzlaf and Matt Beleskey scored for the Ducks and Frederik Andersen made 23 saves after missing two games with stiffness in his leg.Getzlaf returned to the lineup after missing Wednesdays 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Islanders because of the flu. But longtime linemate Corey Perry, who leads the league with 11 goals, sat out his second straight game with the same ailment.For me, personally, its different without him out there, Getzlaf said. Obviously, theres plays when hes usually there — and tonight he wasnt. So those are things Ive got to adjust to. We had a few opportunities to put those guys away and we werent able to do it.Getzlaf opened the scoring at 5:02 of the opening period, beating Smith to the stick side with a one-timer from the left circle while Sam Gagner was off for tripping Emerson Etem. Beleskey made it 2-0 at 8:49, converting a rebound after Smith robbed Jakob Silfverberg with his left leg at the right of the crease.Silfverberg is the only Ducks forward to have played in all 15 games without scoring a goal despite taking 34 shots on net. Last season, he had four in his first four games and 10 in 52 games altogether.When youre getting chances like he is, eventually theyre going to go in, coach Bruce Boudreau said.Coyotes coach Dave Tippett acknowledged that the victory might not have been possible without Smiths efforts.He was most competitive in a game when we needed big saves. And he gave us big saves, Tippett said. Thats a great sign. I think thats really good for our whole psyche of our team when he plays like that.With the first period winding down, Beleskey took a slap shot from the red line that caromed off the end boards and into the slot. Nike Air Max 1 Dam Vita. Ryan Kesler swooped in and played the carom perfectly, but was robbed by Smith just before horn sounded. It turned out to be a pivotal moment, because it gave the Coyotes a chance to pull even by the 4:53 mark of the second period.Its quite a big difference going in 3-0 than 2-0, Boudreau said. I think the other turning point was when Smith misplayed the puck at the start of the second and we could have made it 3-0 then. But we didnt, and then they came down the ice and scored — and all of a sudden, they got life. So that was a big game-changer.We had so many Grade-A chances, and we have to score on those, Boudreau added. Thats what happens when youre a team thats basically averaging two goals a game for the last six games. Were squeezing the sticks too tight, and the ones that normally would go in arent.Klinkhammer was able to redirect Martin Hanzals 360-degree pass into the slot for his third goal of the season, and Doan beat Anderson to the glove side with a wrist shot from the left circle. At that point, Boudreau burned his timeout in an attempt to halt the Coyotes momentum.We should have done better throughout the whole game and played consistently, which is something we have to address right now, Getzlaf said. You have to take advantage of these games on home ice against divisional opponents.NOTES: The Ducks won all five meetings last season with the Coyotes after splitting the previous four season series with their division rivals. ... The Coyotes have given up at least one power play goal in six straight games. Their penalty-killing unit allowed only four in 24 short-handed situations during the first seven contests — all of them on Oct. 18 against St. Louis on four opportunities. ... The Ducks slipped to 8-1 when scoring first. ... Doan has 33 goals and 72 points in 97 regular-season games against Anaheim. ... The Coyotes return home Saturday night against the New York Islanders, who are coming off back-to-back road wins over the Ducks and Los Angeles Kings. ... The Ducks have allowed fewer than three goals through regulation in 12 of their first 15 games, including Wednesdays 3-2 overtime loss to the Islanders. ... Tippett is one game away from tying Bob Francis franchise record of 390 games coached in the regular season. Cheap Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China Wholesale Jerseys ' ' ' 

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