The Indiana Pacers have a goal of leading the NBA in passes per game. It's a unique goal, but it works for them. Here's why.

Davion Mitchell’s 3-pointer broke a tie with 43.8 seconds left, Tyler Herro scored 29 points and the Miami Heat topped the Indiana Pacers 125-120 on Friday night.

The Pacers opted not to re-sign Jahlil Okafor, leaving a roster spot open. Will Indiana add a center or explore other options before the playoffs?

The rest of the East is a combination of question marks and also-rans: the offensively challenged Orlando Magic, the faltering post-Butler Miami Heat, the up-and-down Atlanta Hawks, the bad-but-still-in-the-play-in-hunt Chicago Bulls, and a 76ers team that seems hellbent on pretending this season is somehow salvageable. It's not.

At just 24, Tyrese Haliburton once blew his entire $200,000 paycheck on a rare timepiece that he had dreamed of owning for years.

Indiana's star guard has recently looked more like the guy who led the Pacers to last year's Eastern Conference Finals.

Across the sport of basketball, there is a very good case to be made that the Indiana Fever is the team of the future. Headlined by Caitlin Clark, the team is expected to be the next big thing in the WNBA, and their brother team, the Indiana Pacers, also have a talented young guard in Tyrese Haliburton.

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 125-120 win over the Indiana Pacers (33-25) on Friday night at Kaseya Center to improve to 2-0 on its four-game homestand. The Heat (28-30) continues the homestand on Sunday against the New York Knicks:

MIAMI – The Miami Heat's belief in themselves has likely strengthened as the team has won two straight after beating the Indiana Pacers on Friday night, 125-120. After the Heat beat the Hawks on Wednesday, the unit was looking to build upon that impressive win as they outlasted the Pacers.

The Indiana Pacers found their backup center in Thomas Bryant, but a different option is finding success with the Dallas Mavericks.