Pacers win 78-75, late chances doom Miami

MIAMI (AP) ― No Big Three meant one big problem for Miami, and one very big win for Indiana.

David West scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, George Hill added 15 and the Indiana Pacers took home-court advantage away from Miami by beating the Heat 78-75 in Game 2 of the teams’ Eastern Conference semifinal series Tuesday night.

LeBron James scored 28 points for Miami and Dwyane Wade finished with 24, but both missed big chances for the Heat late. James missed two free throws with 54.3 seconds left and Miami down one, and Wade was short on a layup that would have tied the game with 16 seconds remaining.

Mario Chalmers’ 3-pointer to tie bounced away on the final play, and the series was tied 1-1.

Danny Granger scored 11 points and Paul George added 10 for Indiana, which took advantage of Heat forward Chris Bosh’s absence and outrebounded Miami 50-40.

Game 3 is Thursday in Indianapolis.

Spurs past Clippers SAN ANTONIO (AP) ― Tim Duncan scored 26 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Clippers 108-92 on Tuesday in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series.

Manu Ginobili added 22 points for the top-seeded Spurs, and Tony Parker had 11 assists.

Eric Bledsoe scored 23 points to lead the Clippers, while Caron Butler and Blake Griffin each added 15.

San Antonio outrebounded Los Angeles 45-34.

Game 2 is Thursday.