George takes care of LeBron and Heat
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E-mail Shanghai Daily, January 10, 2013
Paul George finished with 29 points and 11 rebounds, as the Indiana Pacers defeated the Miami Heat 87-77 on Tuesday in a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference playoff semifinals.
It marked the first game between the two teams since Miami beat Indiana in six games in last season's series. David West had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers, who have won two in a row. Lance Stephenson finished with 13 points.
Dwyane Wade scored 30 points for the Heat, who started a six-game road trip on Tuesday. LeBron James finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat who have won three of their last five games.
Miami has played just 14 games on the road this season, one of the lowest totals in the league.
It is 7-7 away from South Beach. It was in the second round of last season's playoffs that the Pacers took the Heat to six games before Miami eventually prevailed, then went on to win the NBA Championship.
Not only did George lead his team in scoring, but he had the assignment of covering James. In the regular season, the Heat have beaten the Pacers in nine of their last 12.
Milwaukee's Brandon Jennings scored 29 points as the Bucks gave Jim Boylan a win in his first game as coach with a 109-99 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
The Bucks parted ways with coach Scott Skiles on Monday in what was called a mutual decision, and the Bucks appointed Skiles' top assistant Boylan as a replacement. This is the second time Boylan has succeeded Skiles midseason. He took over the Bulls when Skiles was fired on Christmas Eve in 2007. Goran Dragic scored 21 points and Jared Dudley added 18 for Phoenix.
The Brooklyn Nets scored a 109-89 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
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