Pacers defeat Bosh-less Heat

No Big Three meant one big problem for Miami, and one very big win for Indiana.

David West scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, George Hill added 15 and the visiting Pacers took home-court advantage away from Miami by beating the Heat 78-75 in Game 2 of the teams' Eastern Conference semifinal series Tuesday night.

LeBron James scored 28 points for Miami and Dwyane Wade finished with 24, but both missed big chances for the Heat late. James missed two free throws with 54.3 seconds left and Miami down one, and Wade was short on a layup that would have tied the game with 16 seconds remaining.

Mario Chalmers' 3-pointer to tie bounced away on the final play, and the series was tied 1-1.

Indiana took advantage of Heat forward Chris Bosh's absence and outrebounded Miami 50-40.

Bosh is sidelined indefinitely after he strained a lower abdominal muscle in Game 1.

Game 3 is Thursday in Indianapolis.

Spurs 108, Clippers 92: Tim Duncan had 26 points and 10 rebounds and host San Antonio beat Los Angeles in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series.

Game 2 is Thursday at San Antonio.