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National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules

04.26.2005

Boston, MA (Basketball News) - Reggie Miller scored 28 points and the Indiana Pacers overcame a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Boston Celtics, 82-79, in Game 2 of their first-round playoff matchup at the FleetCenter. Miller, who had 18 first-half points, hit a key jumper down the stretch for the Pacers, who evened this Eastern Conference best-of- seven series at one game apiece. Stephen Jackson added 20 points for Indiana, which will host Game 3 Thursday night. Paul Pierce had 33 points and seven rebounds, but missed a potential game-tying three-pointer in the final seconds, for the Celtics, who went cold from the field in the fourth. Boston hit only one basket from the floor over the final eight minutes and Indiana took advantage to steal homecourt away from the third-seeded, Atlantic Division champion Celtics.

Final Score: Houston 113, Dallas 111

Dallas, TX (Basketball News) - Tracy McGrady finished with 28 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds and hit the game-winning shot with 2.2 seconds left to give the Houston Rockets a 113-111 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of the Western Conference quarterfinals. The Rockets now hold a 2-0 lead as the series shifts to Houston for Game 3 on Thursday. Yao Ming scored a game-high 33 points on 13-of-14 shooting for the fifth-seeded Rockets, who have won all seven of their series when leading two games to none. Jon Barry netted 16 points and Bob Sura added 14 in the victory. Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points on just 8-of-21 shooting for the fourth-seeded Mavericks, who now have an uphill battle after dropping the first two games at home. Josh Howard scored 17 points in the loss and Jason Terry chipped in 15.