Five Stars: Pacers 96, Heat 83

First Star

Monta Ellis (IND) 27.4

Ellis played 36:04 and led all players with 24 points on 10-of-18 shooting . He had a game-high tying plus-23 rating along with six steals, six assists, and four defensive rebounds. He also sank four-of-seven from outside, making more three-pointers than the rest of the Pacers combined total while taking only a quarter of the total attempts. The rest of the team was two-for-21.

Just one of those nights. I was feeling good. - Ellis

Second Star

Ian Mahinmi (IND) 24.7

Mahinmi shot seven-for-nine on the night, earning a double-double with 18 points and 12 boards (two offensive). He played for 35:58, earning a plus-17 rating and making all four of his free throws. Two assists, two steals, and a blocked shot rounded out his statline on the night.

After losing three in a row, this was kind of a must-win. - Mahinmi

Third Star

Paul George (IND) 16.3

George played a game-high 37:01 and made seven of his 17 field goal attempts, including one-for-five from beyond the arc. He made all eight of his foul shot attempts, adding eight defensive rebounds, three dimes, a steal, and a game-high tying plus-23 rating.

Fourth Star

Chris Bosh (MIA) 14.9

Miami's player of the game was unfortunately only the fourth best player overall. Bosh led Miami with 36:03 of court time and with 23 points, scored on eight-of-19 shooting. He made one-of-five from three-point range and six-of-eight from the stripe, with 10 rebounds (two offensive), three blocks and a steal.

Fifth Star

Gerald Green (MIA) 11.8

Green rounds out last night's best-of-the-best with his 13 points off the bench for Miami. He played 27:52 and sank half of his 10 field goal attempts, making three-of-five from outside. He added three rebounds, two steals and a block, closing with a minus-3 rating.

The Rest

Dwyane Wade (MIA) 10.9

*Hassan Whiteside (MIA) 9.4

Whiteside played for 17:29 in total, making all four of his shot attempts. He scored eight points with 10 rebounds and two blocks.

George Hill (IND) 6.3

*Jordan Hill (IND) 6.3

Hill played 12:02 for the Pacers, and scored four points with two rebounds, two steals, and a blocked shot.

CJ Miles (IND) 6.2

Luol Deng (MIA) 4.8

Goran Dragic (MIA) 4.6

Beno Udrih (MIA) 2.0

Chase Budinger (IND) 2.0

Lavoy Allen (IND) 1.6

A'mare Stoudamire (MIA) 0.9

Rodney Stuckey (IND) 0.1

Justise Winslow (MIA) -1.5

Josh Richardson (MIA) -2.6

Five Stars Standings

Player	TP
Bosh	91
Wade	82
Whiteside	69
Dragic	30
Johnson	29
Deng	11
Green	11
Winslow	5
McRoberts	4
Chalmers	2

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