The Miami Heat evened their NBA Cup record to 1-1 with a 124-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers Friday night at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Bam Adebayo led the

This time it didn’t matter whether Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra had a timeout left at the end (he did). In need of a bounceback after Tuesday night’s horrendous overtime loss in Detroit — decided on a technical foul for Spoelstra calling a timeout he did not have — the Heat got exactly that with a 124-111 victory Friday night over the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

The Indiana Pacers kick off their run in the 2024 NBA Cup with a home game against the Miami Heat on Friday. The Pacers, who were the runner-ups in the 2023 inaugural in-season tournament, will look to challenge for the title again this year.

Butler suffered the injury early in Miami's loss to the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 8, where he only played seven minutes, scoring two points, recording two assists, and collecting one rebound. So far this season, Butler has averaged 16.1 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game while shooting 47.8 percent from the field.

The Miami Heat head to Indiana eyeing an opportunity to bounce back. Having lost three of their last four, the Heat are only 1.5 games out of third place in the East, where only all but three teams sit under .