Lightning never strikes twice in the same place, and for the Miami Heat, it never strikes two games in a row. The defending champs have yet to drop two straight games during this postseason, and last night, they bounced back from Sunday's loss to Indiana with a 87-83 Game 2 win on the road. The highly physical, lowscoring affair was tightly contested during the closing minutes, but Miami powered through with LeBron and D Wade combining for 22 points in the 4th. Meanwhile, during the second period, the Pacers were held to just 16 points. D Wade led the way in scoring with 23 on the night, while James had 22 and they avoided a monstrous night from Indiana's Lance Stephenson. "Today it was just about how bad we wanted it. It wasn't about Xs and Os. It wasn't a perfect game by no stretch of the imagination. We kept digging down deep, and we got back to Miami Heat basketball," Wade said afterwards. On Saturday night, the series will head to Miami for Game 3.
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Riley Jones is a freelance writer from Charlottesville, VA and a contributor to Sneaker Report. With an unshakable affinity for basketball and all things pop culture, he can be found on Twitter @rchrstphr.
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D Wade Leads MIA to Game 2 Win in the WOW Encore 2
Shoe: Li-Ning Way of Wade Encore 2
Player: Dwyane Wade
Game: Miami vs. Indiana
Key Stat: 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists
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Bosh Catches Bodies in the Air Max Hyperposite
Shoe: Nike Air Max Hyperposite
Player: Chris Bosh
Game: Miami vs. Indiana
Key Stat: 9 points, 6 rebounds
$135
Adam Wainwright Allows Just 1 Run in Mizuno Cleats
Shoe: Mizuno 9-Spike Advanced Swagger
Player: Adam Wainwright
Game: St. Louis vs. Arizona
Key Stat: 9 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 9 K
Haslem Hangs Tough in Custom Li-Nings
Shoe: Li-Ning Way of Wade Udonis Haslem PE
Player: Udonis Haslem
Game: Miami vs. Indiana
Key Stat: 7 points
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Norris Cole Gets it Done in the Zoom Soldier VII
Shoe: Nike Zoom Soldier VII
Player: Norris Cole
Game: Miami vs. Indiana
Key Stat: 11 points
$85
Melky Cabrera Goes 4-5 in the NB 3000
Shoe: New Balance 3000
Player: Melky Cabrera
Game: Toronto vs. Boston
Key Stat: 4-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI
LeBron Starts it Up in the Nike LeBron 11 Elite...
Shoe: Nike LeBron 11 Elite
Player: LeBron James
Game: Miami vs. Indiana
Key Stat: 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists
$275
...then Switches to the Zoom Soldier VII
Shoe: Nike LeBron 11 Elite
Player: LeBron James
Game: Miami vs. Indiana
Key Stat: 22 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists
$85
Riley Jones is a freelance writer from Charlottesville, VA and a contributor to Sneaker Report. With an unshakable affinity for basketball and all things pop culture, he can be found on Twitter @rchrstphr.
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