Heat Overcome Haliburton's 44 Points to Beat Pacers 142-132

Jimmy Butler's 36 points lead Miami to victory in high-scoring game, despite loss of All-Star center Bam Adebayo.

Miami Heat overcame a career-high 44 points from Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton to beat the Pacers 142-132.
Jimmy Butler scored 24 of his 36 points in the second half, leading the Heat to victory.
The Heat used a 28-6 run in the fourth to take control in the opener of a two-game series.
The Pacers are averaging 127.0 points, slightly ahead of Denver’s NBA-record average of 126.5 set in 1981-82.
Miami lost All-Star center Bam Adebayo in the second quarter due to an aggravated hip injury.