Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions
The Miami Heat (13-9) play against the Indiana Pacers (15-15) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Game Time: 7:00 PM EST on Friday December 3, 2021
Miami Heat 39, Indiana Pacers 33 (Q2 09:26)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Miami Heat @MiamiHEAT
pesky defense turned into two points pic.twitter.com/7zTXSdLZIi – 7:44 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Bally Sports can’t seem to handle the Duncan Robinson breakout – 7:41 PM
Miami Heat @MiamiHEAT
Looking like ourselves on the court again. pic.twitter.com/5x6VrXIohG – 7:37 PM
Tim Reynolds @ByTimReynolds
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ Duncan Robinson is back. – 7:37 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
Heat lead 32-25 after one quarter. They shot lights out from deep and capitalized on the Pacers 5 turnovers. Pacers played Heat even after Sabonis returned to the court. – 7:37 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
First 12 minutes in the books. pic.twitter.com/KfNMkapEml – 7:37 PM
Miami Heat @MiamiHEAT
THREE AND ONE
Duncan with 14 points in the first quarter 👌 pic.twitter.com/3j6SB8ewgH – 7:35 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Heat 32, Pacers 25 after one. Robinson with 14 for Heat, Lowry 11. – 7:35 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
STEAL AND SLAM 💪
@Domantas Sabonis | #GoldBlooded pic.twitter.com/4fxUrhv3XO – 7:33 PM
Kevin Pelton @kpelton
First time this season Udonis Haslem has played in a first quarter as Erik Spoelstra adjusts to the absence of Bam Adebayo. – 7:30 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Udonis Haslem (!!!) as Heat’s first big off the bench. – 7:27 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
The way Kyle Lowry dares the officials not to call a charge is remarkable. Death glare even before whistle. – 7:27 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
underway at home!
@Domantas Sabonis 🤝 @Caris LeVert pic.twitter.com/BG8K21W5Z8 – 7:27 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Gabe Vincent as Heat sixth man tonight. – 7:25 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
Miami is still on fire – they’re 8/11 from the field and 6/8 from deep. Heat already up 9. Pacers have no trouble scoring, but a ton of trouble getting stops. – 7:23 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
I watched Tyler Herro stand in the corner for the first 6 minutes
That’s when I knew Miami would be in a good spot
Now they’re looking to him, and 5 straight points – 7:23 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Kyle Lowry up to 11 points less than six minutes in. – 7:21 PM
Miami Heat @MiamiHEAT
All business tonight 💼
Kyle has 8 early points and is 3/3 from the floor. pic.twitter.com/kWroaRuHOu – 7:21 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Miami put PJ on Brogdon and Duncan on Turner
Turner letting them off the hook by standing on the perimeter before – 7:20 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
Domas has checked into the game 🙏 – 7:18 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Sabonis now back for the Pacers, and in the game. – 7:18 PM
Miami Heat @MiamiHEAT
Go time 🔥 pic.twitter.com/lso18vVe1P – 7:17 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
Domantas Sabonis just walked on to the court with his teammates. He’s checking in. Weird start, but he’s here. – 7:17 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Duncan and Lowry currently have double their combined points from the game against Cleveland – 7:17 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Per Pacers: Torrey Craig started in place of Domantas Sabonis, who is tending to a family matter and is questionable to play tonight. – 7:17 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Kyle Lowry has been pacing himself
I’m not worried about him picking out mismatches and taking advantage in the mid-range in the long run
As we see right now, he knows they need aggressive Kyle tonight
So he’s bringing it – 7:16 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Make it 2 for 2 on 3s for Robinson. The Heat needed more from Robinson and Lowry. They’re getting it early, with Lowry already with eight points. – 7:16 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
Heat lead the Pacers 14-7 early. Miami is already 4/4 from deep. Pacers take a timeout. – 7:16 PM
Scott Agness @ScottAgness
Domantas Sabonis is tending to a family matter and is questionable to play tonight vs the Heat.
He was out there earlier for individual warmups. He had started in all 24 games. – 7:15 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Lowry and Duncan kick off scoring with back to back threes
Well that’s a great start – 7:13 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Duncan Robinson converts first 3-point attempt, now on a one-game 3-point streak. – 7:12 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Torrey Craig, not Domantas Sabonis, starting for Pacers. – 7:10 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
Torrey Craig is starting in place of Domantas Sabonis tonight for the Pacers. Don’t see Sabonis on the bench right now. – 7:10 PM
Miami Heat @MiamiHEAT
Game time. 🕖 pic.twitter.com/bhmGLFtQyl – 7:02 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
seeing double. The Discount Kings 👑
@SraydenBimpson 🤝 @BaileyMcComas pic.twitter.com/JL4NTi5nBc – 7:02 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
Duane Washington is with the Pacers and active tonight. Probably won’t be in the rotation, but he’s one guard injury away from being needed. pic.twitter.com/8MaCOyecpx – 7:00 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Heat with 11 available players tonight. If Spoelstra goes his typical nine deep, it means one of Okpala, Yurtseven or Haslem would play. – 6:52 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Pacers starters tonight vs. Heat:
Malcolm Brogdon
Chris Duarte
Caris LeVert
Domantas Sabonis
Myles Turner – 6:43 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
How times have changed: In discussing the Heat during his big-screen pregame video, Pacers coach Rick Carlisle cites Gabe Vincent and Max Strus, as well as the Heat’s other 3-point shooters. – 6:38 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
With tonight’s start, Duncan Robinson ties Jason Williams for 23rd on the Heat all-time list. – 6:34 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Tonight’s game is the 170th consecutive regular-season appearance for Duncan Robinson, the second-longest streak in the franchise’s 34 seasons. The record is 174 by Glen Rice, from 1992 to ’94. – 6:34 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
THE FIVE
⚔️ @Malcolm Brogdon
🦆 @Chris Duarte
〽️ @Caris LeVert
🤘 @Myles Turner
🐶 @Domantas Sabonis
@MotorolaUS | #GoldBlooded pic.twitter.com/ysfaZyJyXZ – 6:32 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
The new-normal starting lineup again for Heat: Dedmon, Tucker, Robinson, Herro, Lowry. The more interesting part will be what comes next. – 6:31 PM
Miami Heat @MiamiHEAT
Taking the floor in Indy ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/5scgcZYxJT – 6:30 PM
Ethan J. Skolnick @EthanJSkolnick
Miami Heat vs Indiana Pacers Pregame Show youtu.be/_BfdoE-b2co via @YouTube – 6:28 PM
Miami Heat @MiamiHEAT
Grinding 😤 pic.twitter.com/yiL5hxuXGt – 6:24 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
let’s go to work.
@Domantas Sabonis | #GoldBlooded pic.twitter.com/4iJJ16CXSL – 6:19 PM
Kerry Eggers @kerryeggers
3 names interest me most as @Portland Trail Blazers look for new GM: @Danny Ainge, @Barryathree & Chad Buchanan, the latter in his 4th season as @Indiana Pacers GM. Ainge’s credentials are impeccable. Barry is a rising front-office star. Buchanan served as interim GM prior to Olshey hire in PDX. – 6:15 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
Injury Report for tonight’s game vs. Miami:
T.J. McConnell – Out (right wrist)
Justin Holiday – Out (health and safety protocols)
T.J. Warren – Out (left foot) pic.twitter.com/RWSOJypXfn – 6:03 PM
Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
Asked Spoelstra about the different looks the Heat get with the players they will use to replace Bam (Dedmon, Okpala, Tucker, Yurtseven):
“They are all a little bit different… we still have great versatility with our front court.”
Full answer: pic.twitter.com/eGbgzQkxnp – 5:48 PM
Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz
Miami’s Cristobal pursuit has been ongoing for several days, per multiple sources, and there is optimism internally that UM will land him. THIS DOES NOT MEAN UM IS DEFINITELY GETTING HIM; I don’t know that. I know the highest levels of UM are optimistic. – 5:46 PM
Tony East @TEastNBA
Warmup time for Kelan Martin and Jeremy Lamb, two guy who are more important for the Pacers now with TJ McConnell and Justin Holiday out: pic.twitter.com/s6Ohb3MnKR – 5:42 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
We’ve dropped several videos on TikTok so far.
Suns 16-0 month: https://t.co/gJp6NoQ0TM
Tyler Herro 6MOY + MIP: https://t.co/OwRpTtm9IB
LaMelo All-Star season: https://t.co/Hq26i7ayPM
CP4MVP: https://t.co/Qq8nXwqO9c pic.twitter.com/fqqn2peHMA – 5:37 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Rick Carlisle says Arvydas Sabonis is in town visiting with his son. – 5:25 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
Injury Update: T.J. Warren (left foot) will not have another scan until later this month, or early January. He will not play in December, according to Rick Carlisle. – 5:23 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
Injury Update: T.J. McConnell (right wrist) is in a cast and is still being evaluated, but he will be out “weeks, not days,” according to head coach Rick Carlisle. – 5:20 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
Drip check ✅ pic.twitter.com/HKRIJGtO6F – 5:15 PM
Atlanta Hawks PR @HawksPR
Trae Young dished out his 2,000th career assist on 12/1 against the Pacers, becoming the fifth youngest player in NBA history to do so.
Young has scored 30+ in five straight games – the longest streak in the NBA this season and a career-high tying 30+ scoring streak. – 5:03 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
From earlier — Heat’s Dewayne Dedmon on filling in for Bam Adebayo: ‘I still got a little prime juice in these knees’ sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-h… – 4:49 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
From earlier — Heat no longer in NBA record book for worst loss; Grant Long: ‘I hate that’ sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-h… – 4:49 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
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Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Any analysis before these Heat games can be given, but there’s one obvious overarching point:
If Lowry and Duncan don’t play well, Miami won’t win a game until Jimmy returns
One of them playing well can make it a game
But both of them even things out – 3:31 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
🚨 @KidQuill is coming to @GainbridgeFH!
He will perform at halftime of Wednesday’s game against the Knicks 🔥
Secure your seats » https://t.co/TW2m3LNVTL pic.twitter.com/DAPzqGNINx – 2:43 PM
Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305
Last time Miami faced Indiana, even thought they fell short, they went mostly drop and actually handled them decently enough on that end
Offense was just terrible
That’ll be the formula again tonight without Bam, which makes the defensive scheming more winnable than other teams – 2:42 PM
Miami Heat @MiamiHEAT
A quick 2-game road trip starts tonight vs the Pacers… and with that comes $20 off a @MiamiHEATstore item you’ll want to flex as temps start to get a little cooler 👀
gohe.at/3Iu4ObB – 2:27 PM
Jonah Bolden @Jonahbolden43
📍South Beach, Miami
#ArtBasel2021 pic.twitter.com/t95J2aBw21 – 1:59 PM
Shandel Richardson @ShandelRich
Where does the combo of Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo rank among young superstars? #miamiheat si.com/nba/heat/miami… – 1:59 PM
Michael Singer @msinger
Lance Stephenson thought he was headed back to Indiana. Then there was momentum he’d land in Denver. When nothing panned out, he played pickup with whoever he could find.
The latest #Nuggets Ink pod:
denverpost.com/2021/12/02/nug… – 1:50 PM
Miami Heat @MiamiHEAT
📍 Indianapolis pic.twitter.com/PItBcsMFvj – 1:48 PM
Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat
Heat no longer in NBA record book for worst loss. sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-h… Glen Rice, today to the Sun Sentinel, “That’s a record you don’t mind someone breaking. Glad to see the torch is being passed. Why would you want to have that kind of a record? I’m good on that.” – 1:24 PM
Rod Boone @rodboone
Mason Plumlee said he’s looking forward to playing on Sunday. The calf strain first occurred in their win over Indiana and he played through it until he felt something again in Orlando and knew he wasn’t right. pic.twitter.com/t0mSgts52b – 1:17 PM
Indiana Pacers @Pacers
the first time we played Miami this season, Chris came through in the clutch 🥶
@Chris Duarte | #GoldBlooded pic.twitter.com/7lxH9EWIvd – 1:02 PM
