George Hill and Roy Hibbert helped Indiana Pacers edge to a 2-1 lead in their semi-final series with Miami Heat after an emphatic 94-75 win.
Hill scored 20 points, while Hibbert added 19 and also grabbed 18 rebounds. Danny Granger also contributed 17 points and David West 14.
By contrast, Mario Chalmers, who led all scorers with 25 points, and LeBron James with 22 were the only Heat players to score more than 10.
Miami will have the chance to even things up in game four in Indianapolis on Sunday.
The San Antonio Spurs stretched their lead over the Los Angeles Clippers to 2-0 with a 105-88 win in Texas.
After a run of 14 unanswered points in the first period which put then 23-10 in front, the Spurs were never behind.
Tony Parker led the Spurs' offence with 22 points.
The two sides meet again in Los Angeles on Saturday.
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