Pacers blow lead, hang on to beat Heat
(AP)
Updated: 2005-11-04 13:47

That shot was part of an 11-0 early run by the Pacers, who used five quick second-quarter points from Sarunas Jasikevicius to build a 34-23 advantage.

Miami used seven unanswered points to claw within 43-40 with 5:21 left in the half, but another end-of-period heave — this time, a long jumper by Jermaine O'Neal with 0.8 seconds remaining until halftime — allowed Indiana to take a 59-50 lead into intermission.

O'Neal sprains right ankle in Heat's loss

MIAMI - Shaquille O'Neal sprained his right ankle in the fourth quarter of the Miami Heat's 105-102 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night.

O'Neal landed awkwardly while jostling for a rebound. X-rays were negative.

"He's probably going to miss some time, the way he was walking on it in there," Heat coach Stan Van Gundy said.

O'Neal came down on Ron Artest's foot. He remained down for a few seconds, then limped off the court and into the locker room. He finished with 18 points and six rebounds.