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(Sports Network) - LeBron James has played the role of hero. He has played the role of goat. Thats just during the Eastern Conference Finals. The Indiana Pacers knotted the Eastern Conference Finals and now the series with the defending champion Miami Heat shifts to Indianapolis for Game 3 Sunday night. After having their collective heart ripped out in Game 1 on Wednesday night in Miami, the Pacers stood tall, kept Roy Hibbert in the lineup, and prevailed, 97-93. "Its a nice win. Its good to split. And we havent done anything yet," said Hibbert. "We havent closed the series out. We won one game. A lot of us feel we should be up 2-0 obviously with the last play of Game 1." The last play of Game 1 was James easy layup with 2.2 seconds on the clock. Hibbert was sitting on a metal chair as it took place, despite being an elite rim protector in the NBA. Hibbert was sensational on Friday night with 29 points and 10 rebounds, but Game 2 was once again about the reigning MVP. On this night, he did not deliver. James turned it over twice with chances to win the game for the Heat. "I made two mistakes tonight. That hurt our team and that hurt more than anything - let my teammates down," said James. "They expect me to make plays down the stretch, and I had the ball with the opportunity to make a couple of plays and I came up short. That burns." The Pacers led by two with 43 seconds left when James pass to Ray Allen was intercepted by David West. Indiana turned over the ensuing possession thanks to a shot-clock violation and James committed another turnover. His pass was batted away by West and George Hill buried two free throws to seal the victory. "Very disappointing, of course, for me," said James. "Thats the first thing I always look at on the stat sheet is my turnovers. I had two key ones at a big point of the game. I am very disappointed in my judgment and my plays down the stretch. But Ill make up for them." Aside from those two late hiccups (actually five all together), James was his usual brilliant self. He had 36 points on 14-for-20 shooting and grabbed eight boards. Chris Bosh (17) and Dwyane Wade (16) were the only other Heat players in double figures on Friday. Both shot 6-for-14 from the floor. For the Pacers, Hibbert was wonderful, but it was a balanced effort in the scoring column. All five starters scored in double digits led by Hibbert and Paul George. The third-team All-NBA forward, who overplayed James in Game 1 and allowed him to streak to the basket, netted 22 points. Hill added 18 followed by Wests 13 and 10 from Lance Stephenson. Indianas starters accounted for 92 of its 97 points. "Its balanced and its difficult to guard, and when everybody is clicking the way they were tonight, and I thought everybody had chances to step up and did step up for our team, we looked like a true team," said Pacers coach Frank Vogel. "Its fun to be a part of." The Pacers won both of their regular-season matchups at home against the Heat. They are also a perfect 6-0 in Bankers Life Fieldhouse during this postseason. Indiana had a 2-1 series lead in last seasons Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Heat, but dropped three straight. Miami of course ascended to the top of the sport. Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday night. Billige Air Max På Nett . The showiest items on Calgarys lot were forwards Mike Cammalleri and Lee Stempniak. Both will be unrestricted free agents this summer. Air Max Salg . It is a cliché dragged out by fans and pundits regularly when discussions take place around which teams are better than others. http://www.airmaxnorge.com/ . The veteran safety was a starter for the Bengals from 2008-2012. He totaled 41 tackles and three interceptions while starting all but four of the 13 games he played last season. Kjøpe Air Max . -- Anaheim Ducks captain and leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf has been scratched from Sunday nights game against the Vancouver Canucks because of an upper-body injury. Air Max Billig .H. -- Matt Kenseth made it 2 for 2 in the Chase, holding off teammate Kyle Busch to win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.WASHINGTON -- Youd think the Washington Nationals had never seen anything like it before, the way they mobbed Steve Lombardozzi in a hopping, hugging mass of humanity after his game-winning sacrifice fly. Well, theres a good reason: They hadnt seen it before. At least not this season. On a day in which they made six roster moves meant to help kick-start a playoff-projected team sitting below .500, the Nationals found an even better way to swing the tide their way. They won a game when trailing after six innings for the first time in 2013, getting a pair of runs in the ninth Tuesday night for a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets. "Maybe this is something we were looking for," said Jayson Werth, who was among the first out of the dugout to engulf Lombardozzi. "Maybe this will get us going." The Nationals had been hitting .191 from the seventh inning on, just one reason theyre seven games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves in the NL East. Before the game, they said goodbye to two struggling relievers and put resistant but struggling second baseman Danny Espinosa (batting average: .158) on the 15-day disabled list. At least Werth was back, returning from the DL and going 1 for 4 in his first game since May 2. And, for eight innings, they were the stereotypical Nationals of this year. They couldnt hit Jeremy Hefner and allowed two unearned runs. A 2-1 deficit usually isnt crippling in baseball, but it might as well have been 12-1 the way Washington had been playing. Then came the ninth. Against closer Bobby Parnell (4-2), Ryan Zimmerman led off with a double to right-centre, barely beating the tag at second. He advanced to third on a wild pitch and tied the game on Adam LaRoches single. Ian Desmond doubled and Roger Bernadina was intentionally walked to load the bases with none out for Lombardozzi. Parnell threw high heaters, trying for a popup or strikeout. Lombardozzi didnt get much of the ball, but his flyout down the left-field line was more than sufficient to score LaRoche. Cue the big celebrattion.dddddddddddd "It capped a really terrible start to the day, you know," manager Davey Johnson said. "Its tough to send guys out of here, theyre part of the family, and we didnt actually play that good until about the last part of the game. ... It was a great finish. It makes the day worthwhile." Tyler Clippard (4-1) pitched the top of the ninth to get the victory, although Jordan Zimmermann did the hard work, allowing four hits and two unearned runs over eight innings. The Mets fourth straight loss spoiled a solid start by Hefner, who allowed one run and four hits over seven innings. Omar Quintanilla drove in both New York runs with a fourth-inning, two-out triple, getting the chance after the Nationals slow reaction allowed a chopper by Jordany Valdespin to become an infield hit and a subsequent throwing error by first baseman LaRoche. Until the ninth, the Nationals only run came on Desmonds homer in the second. They finally came through at the end against Parnell, who had converted his last seven save opportunities. "I left a few balls over the middle that I didnt like," Parnell said. "But theyre a good hitting team. Its a good part of the lineup, and I didnt walk them or anything like that. They hit some decent pitches, but I couldve been better." NOTES: Quintanilla is hitting .500 (9 for 18) in five games since coming up from the minors after shortstop Ruben Tejada was placed on the DL. ... The late rally kept Zimmermann from taking his first home loss in more than a year. His last defeat at Nationals Park came on May 17, 2012, vs. Pittsburgh. ... With Nationals RHP Stephen Strasburg dealing with a slight lat strain, Gio Gonzalezs next start was moved up to Strasburgs regular spot on Thursday. Gonzalez will pitch on normal rest because of a day off in the schedule. Strasburg will throw a bullpen session on Wednesday to see if he can start Saturday. ... Mets RHP Jeurys Familia will have surgery Wednesday to remove bone spurs and loose bodies in his right elbow. ' ' '