Foster's career highs lead Pacers to 3-2 lead in series

Indiana can close out Miami in Tuesday's Game 6.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Jeff Foster was tired of answering questions about how the undersized Miami Heat were beating the Indiana Pacers on the boards. So he did something about it.
Foster had career highs of 20 points and 16 rebounds on Saturday to lead the Pacers to a 94-83 win over the Heat and a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal.
Jermaine O'Neal also had 22 points and eight rebounds for the Pacers, who used a dominating third quarter to get rid of the pesky Heat.
Miami came into the game holding a 23-rebound advantage over the bigger, burlier Pacers.
Indiana finally flexed its muscle in Game 5. The Pacers outrebounded Miami 47-30. Foster had seven offensive rebounds, as many as the entire Heat team.
Next
Game 6 is Tuesday in Miami, where the Heat have won 18 straight games, including two convincing victories over the Pacers that evened the series.
As has been the case all postseason, the Heat looked like a completely different team on the road.
After shooting 51.4 percent and playing with boundless energy in their two wins in Miami, the Heat were overwhelmed in their sixth-straight road loss in the playoffs.
Lamar Odom had 14 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, but was far from the force he was at home. He missed seven of his first eight shots and was a non-factor for most of the night.
Dwyane Wade, who tormented the Pacers with dribble penetration for most of the series, finished with 16 points and 10 assists. This time, the Pacers clamped down on the rookie and made it much more difficult for him to get into the paint.
Third-quarter dominance
The Pacers took a five-point lead into halftime, then put the game away with a spectacular third quarter.
O'Neal had nine points and five rebounds and Foster chipped in eight points and three boards in the period. The Pacers shot 80 percent and held Miami to 31.6 percent shooting to take a 73-54 lead into the final period.
Foster got his career high in points with two free throws late in the fourth quarter as the capacity crowd chanted "Foster! Foster!"
Ron Artest overcame a slow start to get 14 points and six assists for Indiana.
Miami had six players score in double figures, but it wasn't nearly enough to compete with Foster, O'Neal and the Pacers, who shot 51.4 percent.
Notes
Pacers G Reggie Miller picked up a technical foul for arguing at 5:47 of the first quarter. ... The Pacers have never lost a playoff series after winning the first two games. ... Some of the sellout crowd arrived a bit late after attending Pole Day for the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ... Heat F Malik Allen was 3-for-3 in the first quarter and finished with 12 points. ... Pacers G Fred Jones did not play with a strained left shoulder.
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