NBA roundup: Indiana Pacers win to tie series with Atlanta Hawks

NBA roundup: Pacers win to tie series

The Indiana Pacers have managed to claw back their playoff series with the Atlanta Hawks to two games apiece as they beat Mike Budenholzer's side 91-88 at the Philips Arena on Saturday.

The game was tightly placed up until the closing stages, when George Hill, Paul George and David West nailed treys in an 11-2 last-gasp run in order to give the Pacers an unassailable lead in the game.

In Dallas, the San Antonio Spurs fell behind to a 2-1 lead by the Dallas Mavericks, as the hosts claimed a 109-108 point-victory, in which Monta Ellis tied a playoff career-high record with 29 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter.

However, the headlines were saved for Dallas man Vince Carter, as he produced a double-jump three-pointer on the buzzer to give the Mavericks a late victory over their opponents at the American Airlines Center.

The Miami Heat have now won 19 consecutive games against the Charlotte Bobcats as they took their series-lead to 3-0 with a 98-85 victory away at the Time Warner Cable Arena on Saturday.

LeBron James was the standout performer of Game Three as he scored a game-high 30 points, while Al Jefferson shone for the Cats as he notched 20 points in a bid to give them their first postseason win in franchise history.

Finally, in Tennessee, the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 92-89 to tie their series at 2-2, as Reggie Jackson scored a career-high 32 points, which included the final five points of regulation time, after Oklahoma City had originally trailed by five with less than a minute left to play.

Results in fulll: Indiana Pacers 91-88 Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks 109-108 San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat 98-85 Charlotte Bobcats, Oklahoma City Thunder 92-89 Memphis Grizzlies

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