National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 90, Indiana 79
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, May 30, 2013
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #19 James Capers, #43 Dan Crawford, #8 Marc Davis
Attendance: 19913
Heat 90, Pacers 79: LeBron James scored 16 of his 30 points in the decisive third quarter as host Miami took a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals over Indiana.

James added eight rebounds and six assists and Udonis Haslem scored 16 points on 8-of-9 shooting for the Heat, who will attempt to close out the series at Indiana on Saturday.

Paul George collected 27 points and 11 rebounds, Roy Hibbert scored 22 and David West added 17 but the Pacers could not keep pace in the second half.

Indiana took a 44-40 lead into the break and held a 51-49 edge midway through the third period when James began to take over. The star forward scored 12 points and recorded a pair of assists during a 21-6 run to end the quarter, including a deep 3-pointer with 16 seconds left as the shot clock was winding down.

The Pacers chopped the deficit to eight points early in the fourth quarter but Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer to spark an 11-4 run and the Heat were able to keep the lead at double figures the rest of the way.

GAME NOTEBOOK: James, West and Pacers F Lance Stephenson were each fined $5,000 by the NBA for flopping in Game 4. James, who fouled out of Game 4, was called for only one foul in Game 5 while Stephenson, who had the defensive assignment on James most of the night, fouled out in the fourth quarter. … The teams combined for five technical fouls on players. Reserve Fs Chris Andersen (Miami) and Tyler Hansbrough (Indiana) got tangled up and stared each other down in the second quarter. They received double technicals and Andersen was hit with a flagrant foul type 1 after shoving Hansbrough in the chest. … After being outrebounded by 19 and outscored in the paint by 18 in Game 4, Miami cut the gap to 33-32 on the boards and took the advantage in the paint, 34-32.
Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   Miami
Paul George 27 Scoring LeBron James 30
Paul George 5 Assists Mario Chalmers 6
Paul George 11 Rebounds LeBron James 8
Roy Hibbert 6 Free Throws Made Dwyane Wade 4
George Hill 3 Steals LeBron James 2
Roy Hibbert 2 Blocks Chris Andersen 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 79 44.9 5-13 12-15 11 33 5 6 18
Miami 90 50.7 7-18 7-12 19 32 7 6 10
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Indiana will play their next game at home against Miami. The Pacers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.