Daily NBA Fix 12-21-13: Pacers Cancel Rocket Launch

MIAMI HEAT 122. Sacramento Kings 103

Dec 20, 2013; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat small forward

(6) slates before a game against the Sacramento Kings at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports

Sorry, Ben – Watch the highlight video at the beginning of this piece to watch Ben McLemore get posterized by LeBron James. James scored 18 points with six rebounds and eight assists. Chris Bosh added 25 with eight rebounds, with Dwyane Wade pouring in 20 with three steals. The Kings got 27 from DeMarcus Cousins, with eight rebounds, five assists and two steals.

INDIANA PACERS 114, Houston Rockets 81

(D + O > O – D) – The Pacers can play defense, but they can do a bit on the other end of the court as well. Paul George scored 24 points with nine rebounds and three steals as the Pacers shot 53.1 percent as a team and 46.2 percent from the 3-point line. The Rockets were held to just 38.1 percent from the field and just 4-for-22 (.182) from three. Dwight Howard scored 19 with 12 rebounds and five blocks.