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(Sports Network) - Miami remains the prohibitive favorite to come out of the Eastern Conference in the NBA playoffs, but what looked like a coronation a couple days ago has morphed into a dogfight after the injury to Heat big man Chris Bosh. Venta De Zapatillas Nike Air Max 90 . Watch Game 3 live tonight on TSN2 at 7pm et/4pm pt. With Game 2 on the line Tuesday, neither LeBron James or Dwyane Wade took the final shot for the Heat, and Indiana held on to even their Eastern Conference semifinal series after two games. David West scored 16 points and had 10 rebounds while George Hill added 15 points, including a big free throw with 14.1 seconds left, as the Pacers earned a 78-75 victory in South Florida. "We cant get too excited because we won one game," West said. "Thats not our goal in this series. We cant overreact because we were able to get one game down here." Roy Hibbert made 1-of-2 free throws with 32 seconds left to give the Pacers a 77-75 lead. Wade then spun around Hill to the left, but a layup attempt came up short with under 17 seconds to go. "I was kind of falling a little bit," Wade said. "With a little contact, I just got a little too far to the rim." With 14.1 seconds left, Hill made his first attempt from the charity stripe at the other end, but the second clanked off the rim and the ball was deflected to the other end of the court. Hill tried to save the ball, but stepped on the end line, giving Miami possession with 8.3 seconds to go. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra used James and Wade as high-priced decoys for Mario Chalmers, who lofted a three-point try off the rim and time expired. James had 28 points and Wade scored 24 for the shorthanded Heat, who shot just 34.6 percent and were outscored 28-14 in the third quarter. No other Miami player mustered more than five points, the first time in the franchises 24- years of existence that only two players scored more than five points in a game. The Heat captured the opener on Sunday with a 95-86 triumph, but lost Bosh to a lower abdominal strain. "We have to do a better job of getting our guys in a rhythm so they can contribute," James said. "We need everyone." It was a case of poor shooting for the Heat, who went 1-of-16 from three-point range and also missed half of their 10 free throws in the final quarter. That included a 4-of-8 performance from James in the last 12 minutes. "We had our opportunities, obviously we did not shoot the ball very well," Spoelstra said. "We still put ourselves in a position to win there at the end. We couldnt get quite over the hump." The Heat missed their final six field goal attempts and James, the newly- crowned MVP, failed on two foul shots with 54.3 seconds left. The Pacers, who finished with a 50-40 edge on the glass, crashed the boards to create extra opportunities in the closing minute. After Hills layup and Wests tip try both missed, the ball was tapped back to Leandro Barbosa, who drove to the basket before dishing to Hibbert, who was hammered under the hoop to set up the dramatic finish. "We knew that if we came into this place and limited their transition buckets and their offensive rebounds, then wed be all right," Hibbert said. "Everyone did a great job. We got some fast-break points." There was some physical play that led to technical fouls and a flagrant foul call in the final quarter. Wade pushed Darren Collison in the back during an Indiana fast-break chance and was given a flagrant foul. James and Danny Granger exchanged words and were each given a technical with 7:25 left in the game, this after the three-time MVP scored a layup. In the end Miami lost for the first time in its last 14 playoff games at home against East opponents. Bosh, who scored 13 points before suffering the injury shortly before halftime of the Heats 95-86 victory on Sunday, is out indefinitely after an MRI on Monday confirmed a strained lower abdominal muscle. "This season has to be extended for me to play again," he said. "So thats whats on my mind." His absence has let doubt creep into the mind of the Heat and buoyed the confidence of the Pacers. "Weve got to keep our edge," Indiana coach Frank Vogel said. "We understand that we feel good about who we are as a basketball team and that we can win this series. But that means nothing. Weve got to do it in between the lines." Miami won three of the four from Indiana in the regular season. The only other playoff meeting between the Pacers and Heat came in 2004 in the East semifinals with Indiana winning in six games. Game 4 of the series will be in Indianapolis on Sunday. Nike Air Max 90 Mujer Rosas . 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Hwang took relief pitcher Suguru Kanamoris 1-2 pitch deep to right field, breaking the tie and giving South Korea a 3-2 lead. "I knew right away that I just did it," Hwang said regarding his go-ahead homer. Three batterss later, Dong Wan Sin took Kanamoris pitch to centre for an RBI double to score Dong Hwan Ahn. Nike Air Max 1 Ultra Moire Baratas. Early on, both teams scored on each others ace pitchers. Japans Takuma Takahashi entered the game as one of the top pitchers in the Little League World Series. In his first start, he struck out 14 batters in Japans victory over Venezuela. "The starting pitcher was excellent," South Korea manager Jong Wook Park said. "He was better than we expected." In the second inning, South Koreas starting pitcher, Hae Chan Choi took Takahashi deep to right to give South Korea a two-run lead. Japan responded in the bottom half of the inning as Shingo Tomita drove in an RBI on a sacrifice fly. 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