NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Finally at home, the Heat put dent in Indiana's lead

The 94-87 victory extended Miami's home winning streak to 17 games.
MIAMI (AP) -- Jermaine O'Neal made it look so easy in the fourth quarter, hitting eight consecutive free throws. If only he could have done it earlier.
Indiana's All-Star forward missed five free throws in the third, helping the Miami Heat build their biggest lead of the series.
It was all the momentum Miami needed to extend its home winning streak to 17 games and cut Indiana's lead to 2 games to 1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Dwyane Wade scored 25 points -- including 14 in the fourth -- and the Heat handed Indiana its first loss of the postseason, 94-87, Monday night.
Taking blame
O'Neal led the Pacers with 29 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots. But he also took blame for his team losing the rebounding battle (43-35) for the third straight game.
"This is on my back," he said. "I have to set the tone. If I'm aggressive in getting rebounds, it's like a virus that spreads. They wanted it more. We had a lot of breakdowns."
Lamar Odom had 16 points and nine rebounds for the Heat.
Game 4 is Wednesday night in Miami, where the Heat haven't lost since March 2.
"Our guys really feed off the electricity and energy in this building," Heat coach Stan Van Gundy said. "They not only feed off the fans, but they want to perform for them. If I could bottle it up and take it on the road with us I would."
The home-court edge helped Miami beat the Pacers for the first time in 12 tries.
"They finally came to play," said Pacers forward Ron Artest, held to 14 points after scoring 45 in the first two games. "Now we've got to come to play."
The Pacers kept the game close thanks to nine 3-pointers, including four in the fourth quarter.
The Heat used a 7-0 run to take a 79-72 lead with 2:55 to play. Wade hit a pull-up jumper at the foul line, then dunked over O'Neal on the next possession.
"Dwyane has very little fear for a rookie," Van Gundy said.
Miami got plenty of help in the fourth from Indiana, which made just one of its first 11 shots in the quarter.
The Pacers went without a field goal until the 6:20 mark of the period. They made just one more field goal until the final minute of the game.
"We slipped a little tonight and they took advantage," forward Jonathan Bender said. "Obviously when they get home they have more confidence. They got into it and they came out strong. Now we have to make this our house, play like we're at home."