Indiana Pacers forward Paul George may no longer be an emerging star. He might just be a star right now. Did you see that powerful one-handed dunk at the end of the third quarter?

And don't forget the big man. Roy Hibbert is bringing back the NBA center position for these playoffs.

George had 22 points and six assists and Hibbert added 29 points and 10 rebounds as the Pacers defeated the Miami Heat 97-93 on Friday and tied the Eastern Conference finals at 1-1.
'Again, we have a great deal of confidence that we can beat this basketball team' Pacers coach Frank Vogel said before Game 2.

BOX SCORE: Pacers 97, Heat 93
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The Pacers maintained the confidence even after a crushing Game 1 overtime loss and now go home for the next two games of what is shaping up as an excellent, competitive, down-to-the-final minute series.

Game 3 is Sunday in Indianapolis (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT).

'You have to win on the road to become a champion,' Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. 'We will regroup and learn from what we did.'

The Pacers overcame an amazing performance from Heat MVP LeBron James, who had 36 points, including 21 in the second half, and eight rebounds, three assists and three steals.

But he had two detrimental turnovers in the final minute of the game. He threw the ball away with 42.9 sec.